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Crown glass
noun
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Noun
- 1 An early type of window glass made by blowing glass into a hollow globe (crown) and then flattening it on a punty, reheating and spinning out into a flat disk by centrifugal force. uncountable, usually
- 2 optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index wordnet
- 3 A variety of glass used in lenses and other optical components due to its low refractive index and dispersion. Originally crown glass was made from alkali-lime silicates with approximately 10% potassium oxide, but similar properties may be attained with other recipes. uncountable, usually
"The convex half of an achromatic lens is composed of crown glass."
- 4 a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk wordnet
Etymology
So called from a crown-like shape given to it in the process of blowing.
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