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Phiala
Operations instruments and practitioners · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A glass bottle or vial.
In the book. Ovum Philosophicum adds an egg shape, Pelicanus a circulating function, and Pyramis a pyramidal shape.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366.
Historical Definition
Phiala is a vial or glass bottle.
Meaning
The identification names a familiar kind of vessel. It does not specify a specialized shape or an operation such as circulation.
Use in the Book
Ovum Philosophicum adds an egg shape, Pelicanus a circulating function, and Pyramis a pyramidal shape. Their relationship makes a practical instrument vocabulary without treating every glass container as interchangeable.
Places to Read
Ovum Philosophicum. An egg-shaped glass vessel for philosophical operations.
Pelicanus. A vessel defined through circulation.
Pyramis. A vessel identified through its pyramidal form.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366 — Facsimile
See also. Ovum Philosophicum; Pelicanus; Pyramis