COVER SLIP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide

Synonyms:

cover glass; cover slip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cover slip" is a kind of...):

plate glass; sheet glass (glass formed into large thin sheets)

Holonyms ("cover slip" is a part of...):

microscope slide; slide (a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study)