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A pear-shaped vessel with a single graduation line.
Also known as: Standard flask, Measuring flask, Graduated flask
A volumetric flask is drawn as a pear-shaped body with a long narrow neck carrying one graduation mark, and holds one stated volume precisely when filled to that line.
Holds one stated volume precisely when filled to the single line on its neck.
Contexts: Laboratory
Has a narrow neck precisely so the graduation is sensitive: a small error in the meniscus position is a very small error in volume.
Contexts: Laboratory
A rounded pear-shaped body on a flat base with a long narrow neck, a single horizontal line marked across the neck.