flaskful

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully pours a flaskful of blue liquid into a beaker.

Definition

Noun: - The quantity of liquid or substance that a flask can contain when full; a measure defined by the capacity of a flask.

Usage

• Used as a unit of measurement, typically for liquids.
• Often appears in contexts involving chemistry, laboratory work, or historical descriptions of carrying liquids.

Examples

• The experiment required exactly one flaskful of the solvent.
• He carried a flaskful of water on his hike.
• The recipe calls for a flaskful of brandy.

Advanced Usage

• The term is a unit noun, similar to "spoonful" or "cupful," specifying an amount that fills a particular container.
• It can be used figuratively to suggest a contained amount of something abstract, though this is rare.
  • He possessed a flaskful of courage for the daunting task.

Variants and Related Words

• Flask (n): The container itself, typically a bottle with a narrow neck, often used in scientific laboratories or for carrying liquids.

Synonyms

• Flask
• Bottleful (when referring to a bottle of similar size and function)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quantity a flask will hold

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flask