watch-glassn.

Brit.

/ˈwɒtʃɡlɑːs/,

/ˈwɒtʃɡlas/, U.S.

/ˈwɑtʃˌɡlæs/,

/ˈwɔtʃˌɡlæs/

Etymology: watch n.

†1. A sand-glass or hourglass used to measure the time of keeping watch, esp. on board ship. Also in figurative context. Obsolete.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > hourglass

running glass1480

night-glass1504

hourglass?1518

sand-glass1553

glass1557

minute glass1626

watch-glass1637

time-glass1712

sand-clock1865

hand glass1875

pulpit glass1907

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1848) cclxxvii. 545 Time and tide carry us upon another life, and there is daily less and less oil in our lamps, and less and less sand in our watch-glass.

1701 T. Tuttell Descr. Math. Instr. in J. Moxon Math. made Easie (ed. 3) 22 Watch-glass..used at Sea, to shift or change their Watches.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Watch-glasses, a name given to the glasses employed to measure the period of the watch, or to divide it into any number of equal parts..so that the several stations therein may be regularly kept and relieved.

a. A thin piece of glass, usually concavo-convex in form, fitted into the case of a watch over the dial-plate.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of

barrel1591

motion1605

bezel1616

fusee1622

string1638

crown wheel1646

out-case1651

watch-box1656

nuck1664

watchwork1667

balance-wheel1669

box1675

dial wheel1675

counter-potence1678

pendulum-balance1680

watch-case1681

pillar1684

contrate teeth1696

pinion of report1696

watch-hook1698

bob-balance1701

half-cock1701

potence1704

verge1704

pad1705

movable1709

jewel1711

pendant1721

crystal1722

watch-key1723

pendulum spring1728

lock spring1741

watch-glass1742

watch-spring1761

all-or-nothing piece1764

watch hand1764

cylinder1765

cannon?1780

cannon1802

stackfreed1819

pillar plate1821

little hand1829

hair-spring1830

lunette1832

all-or-nothing1843

locking1851

slag1857

staff1860

case spring1866

stem1866

balance-cock1874

watch-dial1875

balance-spring1881

balance-staff1881

Breguet spring1881

overcoil1881

surprise-piece1881

brass edge1884

button turn1884

fourth wheel1884

fusee-sink1884

pair-case1884

silver bar1884

silver piece1884

slang1884

top plate1884

karrusel1893

watch-face1893

watch bracelet1896

bar-movement1903

jewel pivot1907

jewel bearing1954

1742 Pennsylvania Gaz. 13 May 3/3 (advt.) Just imported in the last Vessels from London and Bristol..bold Cruets, watch Glasses, Keys and Plyars.

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics i. 4 A concave speculum is one which is hollow like the inside of a watch-glass.

1894 F. J. Britten Former Clock & Watchmakers 64 Watch glasses seem to have been introduced about 1600.

attributive.1859 J. R. Greene Man. Animal Kingdom I. vii. 66 In Ophryoglena flavicans a remarkable body termed the ‘watch-glasslike organ’ has been recently observed by Lieberkühn.

b. as a receptacle for small objects or portions of material to be subjected to scientific observation.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for observing > [noun] > receptacle for objects

watch-glass1758

1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 286 Pieces of these should be cut off while they are in the sea water, and placed in watch-glasses full of the same.

1818 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (ed. 2) 97 A small evaporating basin, or watch glass.

1880 L. S. Beale How to work with Microscope (ed. 5) 54 Watch Glasses of various sizes should be kept by every observer.

1888 F. Rutley Rock-forming Minerals 24 A watch-glass standing in a pill-box lid.

Derivatives

ˈwatch-glassful n.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles

fontfulc1405

shellfulc1450

eggshell-fula1475

cruseful1561

mangerful1600

thimbleful1607

hornful1610

vatful1632

flask1730

fanful1807

urnful1820

watch-glassful1830

thimble1841

eyeful1853

vaseful1856

kettleful1862

sink1868

sinkful1873

troughful1877

tankful1887

teapotful1895

walletful1909

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. ii. vi. 172 We almost forget that these great masses are made up of watch-glassfuls.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	watch-glass
释义	watch-glassn. Brit. /ˈwɒtʃɡlɑːs/, /ˈwɒtʃɡlas/, U.S. /ˈwɑtʃˌɡlæs/, /ˈwɔtʃˌɡlæs/ Etymology: watch n. †1. A sand-glass or hourglass used to measure the time of keeping watch, esp. on board ship. Also in figurative context. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > hourglass running glass1480 night-glass1504 hourglass?1518 sand-glass1553 glass1557 minute glass1626 watch-glass1637 time-glass1712 sand-clock1865 hand glass1875 pulpit glass1907 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1848) cclxxvii. 545 Time and tide carry us upon another life, and there is daily less and less oil in our lamps, and less and less sand in our watch-glass. 1701 T. Tuttell Descr. Math. Instr. in J. Moxon Math. made Easie (ed. 3) 22 Watch-glass..used at Sea, to shift or change their Watches. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Watch-glasses, a name given to the glasses employed to measure the period of the watch, or to divide it into any number of equal parts..so that the several stations therein may be regularly kept and relieved. 2. a. A thin piece of glass, usually concavo-convex in form, fitted into the case of a watch over the dial-plate. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > watch > [noun] > parts of barrel1591 motion1605 bezel1616 fusee1622 string1638 crown wheel1646 out-case1651 watch-box1656 nuck1664 watchwork1667 balance-wheel1669 box1675 dial wheel1675 counter-potence1678 pendulum-balance1680 watch-case1681 pillar1684 contrate teeth1696 pinion of report1696 watch-hook1698 bob-balance1701 half-cock1701 potence1704 verge1704 pad1705 movable1709 jewel1711 pendant1721 crystal1722 watch-key1723 pendulum spring1728 lock spring1741 watch-glass1742 watch-spring1761 all-or-nothing piece1764 watch hand1764 cylinder1765 cannon?1780 cannon1802 stackfreed1819 pillar plate1821 little hand1829 hair-spring1830 lunette1832 all-or-nothing1843 locking1851 slag1857 staff1860 case spring1866 stem1866 balance-cock1874 watch-dial1875 balance-spring1881 balance-staff1881 Breguet spring1881 overcoil1881 surprise-piece1881 brass edge1884 button turn1884 fourth wheel1884 fusee-sink1884 pair-case1884 silver bar1884 silver piece1884 slang1884 top plate1884 karrusel1893 watch-face1893 watch bracelet1896 bar-movement1903 jewel pivot1907 jewel bearing1954 1742 Pennsylvania Gaz. 13 May 3/3 (advt.) Just imported in the last Vessels from London and Bristol..bold Cruets, watch Glasses, Keys and Plyars. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics i. 4 A concave speculum is one which is hollow like the inside of a watch-glass. 1894 F. J. Britten Former Clock & Watchmakers 64 Watch glasses seem to have been introduced about 1600. attributive.1859 J. R. Greene Man. Animal Kingdom I. vii. 66 In Ophryoglena flavicans a remarkable body termed the ‘watch-glasslike organ’ has been recently observed by Lieberkühn. b. as a receptacle for small objects or portions of material to be subjected to scientific observation. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for observing > [noun] > receptacle for objects watch-glass1758 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 286 Pieces of these should be cut off while they are in the sea water, and placed in watch-glasses full of the same. 1818 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (ed. 2) 97 A small evaporating basin, or watch glass. 1880 L. S. Beale How to work with Microscope (ed. 5) 54 Watch Glasses of various sizes should be kept by every observer. 1888 F. Rutley Rock-forming Minerals 24 A watch-glass standing in a pill-box lid. Derivatives ˈwatch-glassful n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles fontfulc1405 shellfulc1450 eggshell-fula1475 cruseful1561 mangerful1600 thimbleful1607 hornful1610 vatful1632 flask1730 fanful1807 urnful1820 watch-glassful1830 thimble1841 eyeful1853 vaseful1856 kettleful1862 sink1868 sinkful1873 troughful1877 tankful1887 teapotful1895 walletful1909 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. ii. vi. 172 We almost forget that these great masses are made up of watch-glassfuls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1637
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