| 单词 | float process |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfloat process float process n. a process for making flat glass in which the glass is drawn in a continuous sheet from the melting tank and made to float on the surface of molten metal in a controlled atmosphere while it hardens. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > glass-making > [noun] > specific processes fritting1816 fire polishing1829 pot-setting1839 wetting1888 mould-blowing1948 float process1959 1959 Economist 24 Jan. 346/1 In the float process, a continuous ribbon of molten glass is fed out of the furnace across the surface of a tank of molten metal in a controlled atmosphere, gradually being allowed to cool. 1964 Guardian 6 Aug. 11/8 The float process's main advantage is that it cuts costs considerably, uses less labour, and takes up less than half the space of a production line using the grinding polishing method. 1970 Physics Bull. Apr. 153/1 The development of the float process for the manufacture of a continuous ribbon of flat glass has provided a rich variety of novel technological and scientific problems. < as lemmas |
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