cover glass

1. 1.

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

   Synonymscover slip

   Broaderplate glass

   Part ofslide

Questions about cover glass

What does cover glass mean?

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

What is another word for cover glass?

Close synonyms include cover slip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.