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单词 crown glass
释义

crown glass


noun

an optical glass of low dispersion and generally low index of refraction.
an old form of window glass formed by blowing a globe and whirling it into a disk.

Origin of crown glass

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby crown glass

crowner, crownet, crown ether, crown fire, crown gall, crown glass, crown graft, crown green, crown-heel length, crown imperial, crowning
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Example sentences from the Web for crown glass

  • Crown-glass was easy to work, but flaked off in rather short pieces.

    Cruise of the 'Alert'|R. W. Coppinger
  • Their materials are those used in the crown-glass manufacture.

    A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
  • Such a mixture will produce a dull metal, very attractive of moisture: defects to which the French crown-glass also is subject.

    A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for crown glass

crown glass

noun

another name for optical crown
an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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