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Noun: watch glass  wóch glãs
  1. Laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker
    "The chemist placed the sample on a watch glass for observation"
     
  2. A protective cover that protects the face of a watch
    "He replaced the scratched watch glass";
    - crystal, watch crystal

Derived forms: watch glasses

Type of: dish, protection, protective cover, protective covering

Part of: ticker [informal], watch

Encyclopedia: Watch glass