WATER GLASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does water glass mean? 

• WATER GLASS (noun)
  The noun WATER GLASS has 4 senses:

1. a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs

2. a glass for drinking water

3. gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir

4. clock that measures time by the escape of water

  Familiarity information: WATER GLASS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATER GLASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sodium silicate; soluble glass; water glass

Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):

glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A glass for drinking water

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 3

Meaning:

Gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

water gage; water gauge; water glass

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 4

Meaning:

Clock that measures time by the escape of water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clepsydra; water clock; water glass

Hypernyms ("water glass" is a kind of...):

clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day)