flint glass

noun Optics.

an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens.

Origin of flint glass

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby flint glass

flinger, fling oneself at someone, fling (throw) down the gauntlet, flint, flint corn, flint glass, flinthead, flintlock, Flintoff, Flintshire, Flint's murmur

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Example sentences from the Web for flint glass

We now proceed to examine a more interesting topic, viz., the rise and progress of the flint-glass business in the West.
Reminiscences of Glass-making|Deming Jarves
P represents a flint-glass prism supported on the cast-iron tripod F, and retained in its place by the spring c.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
A great number of flint-glass works turn out the best flint glass produced in the country.
Peculiarities of American Cities|Willard Glazier
This flint-glass melts the easiest, and common bottle-glass takes the longest.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864|Various

The flint-glass tube is then fused down upon the platinum wire, care being taken to avoid the presence of air bubbles.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for flint glass

flint glass

noun

another name for optical flint, flint (def. 4)

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单词	flint glass
释义	flint glass noun Optics. an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens. Origin of flint glass First recorded in 1665–75 Words nearby flint glass flinger, fling oneself at someone, fling (throw) down the gauntlet, flint, flint corn, flint glass, flinthead, flintlock, Flintoff, Flintshire, Flint's murmur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flint glass We now proceed to examine a more interesting topic, viz., the rise and progress of the flint-glass business in the West. Reminiscences of Glass-making\|Deming Jarves P represents a flint-glass prism supported on the cast-iron tripod F, and retained in its place by the spring c. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley A great number of flint-glass works turn out the best flint glass produced in the country. Peculiarities of American Cities\|Willard Glazier This flint-glass melts the easiest, and common bottle-glass takes the longest. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864\|Various The flint-glass tube is then fused down upon the platinum wire, care being taken to avoid the presence of air bubbles. On Laboratory Arts\|Richard Threlfall British Dictionary definitions for flint glass flint glass noun another name for optical flint, flint (def. 4) 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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