watch glass

Timepiece face protector

A watch glass is a shallow, circular piece of concave glass used in laboratories to hold small amounts of liquid or solid samples, cover beakers during evaporation, or weigh substances.

The name comes from its resemblance to the curved glass covering a watch face.

She placed the crystals on a watch glass to dry.

labware

beaker

Laboratory measuring container

  • flaskPortable liquid container
  • pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
  • buretteCalibrated tube for titration

petri dish · test tube · graduated cylinder · Erlenmeyer flask · crucible · tongs · stirring rod · funnel · spatula · dropper

shape

convex

Curved outward externally

  • concaveCurving inward, not outward
  • curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
  • domeRounded vault forming roof

lens · arc · contour · curvature · spherical · rounded · depression · shallow · circular · diameter

cover

lid

Removable container cover

shield · crystal · dome · enclosure · face · barrier · screen · overlay · casing · housing

Categories
Opposites
watch component location

watch glasswatch movement

Internal timekeeping mechanism

movement · clockwork · mainspring · escapement · balance wheel

laboratory vessel depth/containment

watch glassbeaker

Laboratory measuring container

flask · test tube · Erlenmeyer flask · graduated cylinder · retort

Family

watch, glass, watches, watched, watching, watcher, watchers, watchful, watchfully

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G