flint glass

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Definition of flint glass in English Turkish dictionary: kristal; billur; flint camı

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Definition of flint glass in English English dictionary: A misnomer for English and American lead glass The term came into use in the seventeenth century, when ground or calcined flint temporarily replace sand as the source of silica for glassmaking in England; Called also crystal glass; Cf; An old term for glass containing lead, dating from a period when calcined or ground flint was used as the source for silica in glass manufacture the modern term is lead crystal’ GANTAD; It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints; glass made of potash and lead oxide; Clear or uncolored glass; A soft, fusible, lustrous, brilliant lead-oxide optical glass with high refraction and low dispersion. Also called lead glass; A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium; Glass; optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index

flint glass

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Flint glass

flînt gläs

/ˈflənt ˈglas/ /ˈflɪnt ˈɡlæs/

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