BELL JAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases

Synonyms:

bell glass; bell jar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bell jar" is a kind of...):

protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)

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