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sheet glass
sheet glassn. Glass drawn from a molten bath into a thin sheet of film, commonly used to make windows.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | sheet glass - glass formed into large thin sheetsplate glasscover glass, cover slip - a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slidepane, pane of glass, window glass - sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doorsflat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and widthmicroscope slide, slide - a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic studyglass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure |
sheet glass
sheet glass[′shēt ¦glas] (materials) Flat sections of glass made by drawing a continuous thin film of glass from a molten bath, then cooling and cutting it; used for common glazing. sheet glassA float glass fabricated by drawing the molten glass from a furnace; the surfaces are not perfectly parallel, resulting in some distortion of vision. Used for ordinary window glass. See also: glasswindow glass, sheet glassA soda-lime-silica glass; in the US fabricated in continuous flat sheets up to 6 ft (1.83 m) wide, in thicknesses from 0.05 to 0.22 in. (1.27 to 5.59 mm); graded AA, A, and B according to quality, but the actual quality depends on the manufacturer.sheet glass Related to sheet glass: plate glass, flat glassSynonyms for sheet glassnoun glass formed into large thin sheetsSynonymsRelated Words- cover glass
- cover slip
- pane
- pane of glass
- window glass
- flat solid
- sheet
- microscope slide
- slide
- glass
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