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WATER GLASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Clock that measures time by the escape of water
Synonyms:
clepsydra; water clock; water glass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):
clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
Synonyms:
water gage; water gauge; water glass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):
gage; gauge (a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water glass"):
water level (a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):
drinking glass; glass (a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs
Synonyms:
sodium silicate; soluble glass; water glass
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):
glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)