: vitreous silica prepared from pure quartz and noted for its transparency to ultraviolet radiation
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebLong-term storage mediums like quartz glass may have applications for public safety as well. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2019 Project Silica is focusing on quartz glass, made from the crystalline form of one of the most plentiful minerals in the Earth’s crust. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 4 Nov. 2019 Aldrin placed an array -- an arrangement of 100 quartz glass prisms in rows -- on the surface. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 July 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
quartz glass
noun
: vitreous silica prepared from pure quartz and noted for its transparency to ultraviolet radiation