bell jar

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bell jar

A cylindrical glass vessel with a rounded top and an open base, used to protect and display fragile objects or to establish a vacuum or a controlled atmosphere in scientific experiments.

bell jar

a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect flower arrangements or fragile ornaments or to cover apparatus in experiments, esp to prevent gases escaping

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Noun

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

bell glass

protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

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bell jar

n → (Glas)glocke f

bell jar n → campana di vetro

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