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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescampana de vidrio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kamˈpana de ˈbiðɾjo
"Colocaron el espécimen bajo la campana de vidrio."
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 the noun 'bell', referencing the shape resembling a church bell, combined with 'jar', a deep vessel of glass or earthenware. The term emerged in scientific contexts during the 18th century as pneumatic chemistry developed, later gaining powerful literary resonance as a metaphor for isolation and mental entrapment.
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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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