bell jar

• Campânula de vidro em forma de sino, usada em laboratórios científicos para criar vácuo ou isolar amostras, e também para exibir objetos frágeis. É também o título do romance de Sylvia Plath, símbolo de sufocamento e isolamento.

A bell-shaped glass cover used in scientific laboratories to create a vacuum or isolate specimens, or to display delicate objects. Also famously known as the title of Sylvia Plath's novel, symbolizing suffocation and isolation.

1. B2formal

   A bell-shaped glass cover used in laboratories to protect or display objects, or to create a vacuum.

   Sino de vidro

   • The scientist placed the experiment under a bell jar to observe the reaction.
   • A bell jar is often used to preserve delicate specimens.
   • The antique clock was displayed under a beautiful bell jar.

2. Symbol of isolationC1formal

   A metaphor for a state of mental or emotional isolation, often used in literature.

   Símbolo de isolamento

   • In her novel, the protagonist felt trapped under a bell jar of depression.
   • The bell jar symbolizes the suffocating pressure of societal expectations.
   • He described his loneliness as living under a bell jar.