water glass

water glass

n.

1. A drinking glass or goblet.

2. An open tube or box having a glass bottom for making observations below the surface of the water.

3. See sodium silicate.

4. A water gauge made of glass.

5. See clepsydra.

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water glass

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a viscous syrupy solution of sodium silicate in water: used as a protective coating for cement and a preservative, esp for eggs

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) another name for water clock, water gauge

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	water glass - a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs sodium silicate, soluble glass glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
	2.	water glass - a glass for drinking water           drinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking
	3.	water glass - gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir water gage, water gauge gauge, gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. water level - a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube
	4.	water glass - clock that measures time by the escape of water clepsydra, water clock clock - a timepiece that shows the time of day