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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jong-yuri-gwan
"표본을 유리 종형 용기 안에 넣었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A bell-shaped glass vessel used in scientific laboratories for creating a vacuum or containing gases.
"The scientist placed the specimen under the glass bell-jar to observe it in a vacuum." - 2
A metaphor for a state of extreme isolation, protection, or confinement from the outside world.
"She felt as though she were living her life trapped inside a suffocating bell-jar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'belle' (from Old English 'belle', of Germanic origin) combined with 'jar' (from Middle French 'jarre', ultimately from Arabic 'jarrah', meaning an earthen pitcher or vessel). The term historically describes a bell-shaped glass vessel used in scientific laboratories for containing vacuums or sensitive specimens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bell jar" is said worldwide
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cloche à vide
Transliteration: klosh a vid
"L'expérience a été réalisée sous une cloche à vide."
Glocke
Transliteration: ɡlɔkə
Script: Rezipienten
"Das Objekt wurde unter die Glasglocke gestellt."
campana di vetro
Transliteration: kamˈpaːna di ˈvɛːtro
"Il campione è stato posto sotto una campana di vetro."
campana de vidrio
Transliteration: kamˈpana de ˈbiðɾjo
"Colocaron el espécimen bajo la campana de vidrio."
redoma de vidro
Transliteration: ʁeˈdõmɐ dʒi ˈvidɾu
"O experimento foi feito sob uma redoma de vidro."
कांच का जार
Transliteration: kanch ka jar
"वैज्ञानिक ने नमूने को कांच के जार के नीचे रखा।"
钟形罩
Transliteration: zhōng xíng zhào
"这个标本被放在钟形罩下面。"
종유리관
Transliteration: jong-yuri-gwan
"표본을 유리 종형 용기 안에 넣었다."
鐘形ガラス容器
Transliteration: shōkei garasu yōki
"実験のために標本を鐘形ガラス容器の中に置いた。"
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