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cover glass

n.

1. A small thin piece of glass used to cover a specimen on a microscope slide. Also called cover slip.

2. A protective sheet of glass for a transparency.

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cover glass

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) a thin square of mounted glass used to protect a photographic slide

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Noun

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cover glass - a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide cover slip plate glass, sheet glass - glass formed into large thin sheets microscope slide, slide - a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study