flask

(flăsk)
n.

1. A small container, such as a bottle, having a narrow neck and usually a cap, especially:
   1. A flat, relatively thin container for liquor.
   2. A container or case for carrying gunpowder or shot.
   3. A vial or round long-necked vessel for laboratory use.
2. A frame for holding a sand mold in a foundry.

[Middle English, cask, keg, from Old French flasque, from Late Latin flascō, of Germanic origin.]

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mass The traditional unit for mercury, = 76½ lb (34.700~ kg).

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A narrow-mouthed jar without handles.

IN BRIEF: A small container, such as a bottle, having a narrow neck and usually a cap, especially used for liquor.

He kept a flask in the top drawer of his desk even though it violated company policy.

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A glass apparatus with a larger butt and a thinner neck that usually holds a liquid. There are two main types of flasks: an Erlenmeyer flask and a Florence flask. An Erlenmeyer, which is the more widely used type for weighing materials on a scale, has a flat conical bottom. A Florence flask, which is more widely used for distillation, has a round bottom. It often sits in a heating mantle, which is an electronically heated jacket that covers the bottom of the flask. See Distillation.

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A laboratory vessel, usually of glass and with a constricted neck.

n

A metal case or tube used in investing procedures.

For a list of words related to flask, see:

• Tools, Tests, Units, and Scales - flask: narrow-topped, wide-bottomed glass container used in laboratory
• Bottles - flask: flat container with neck and stopper, used for holding liquid, usu. carried in jacket or pants pocket

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lommeflaske, lommelærke, kolbe

Nederlands (Dutch)
flacon, kruithoorn, veldfles, thermosfles

Français (French)
n. - (Chim) flacon, ballon, (gén) bonbonne, bouteille, thermos

Deutsch (German)
n. - Flasche, Kolben, Formkasten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιαλίδιο (εργαστηρίου κ.λπ.), φλασκί, μικρή φιάλη τσέπης

Italiano (Italian)
flacone, bottiglietta, thermos

Português (Portuguese)
n. - garrafa térmica (f), tubo (m) de ensaio (Quím.)

Русский (Russian)
фляжка, термос

Español (Spanish)
n. - frasco, termo, termos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - plunta, termos, laboratoriekolv, kruthorn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
细颈瓶, 小水瓶, 烧瓶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 細頸瓶, 小水瓶, 燒瓶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 플라스크, 병, (사냥) 화약통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フラスコ, 懐中瓶, 魔法瓶

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قارورة , دورق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בקבוק, תרמוס, בקבוקון‬

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