Definitions for water glass
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter glass`(n.)
or wa′ter•glass`
a drinking glass; tumbler.
a glass container for holding water, as for growing bulbs, plants, or the like.
a device, as a tube or a box with a glass bottom, for observing objects beneath the surface of water.
Category: Optics
Category: Chemistry
Ref: sodium silicate.
Princeton's WordNet
soluble glass, water glass, sodium silicate(noun)
a viscous glass consisting of sodium silicate in solution; used as a cement or as a protective coating and to preserve eggs
water glass(noun)
a glass for drinking water
water gauge, water gage, water glass(noun)
gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
water clock, clepsydra, water glass(noun)
clock that measures time by the escape of water
Wiktionary
water glass(Noun)
A common name for some water-soluble silicate compounds, especially when occurring in dissolved, jelly-like form.
Webster Dictionary
Water glass(u)
see Soluble glass, under Glass
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