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  • 1Flat glass — Flat glass, sheet glass, or plate glass is a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, and windshields. For modern architectural and automotive applications, the flat glass is… …

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  • 2flat glass — noun : a drawn sheet glass or rolled glass * * * flat glass, glass that is drawn out or rolled into flat sheets, such as sheet glass and plate glass …

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  • 3GLASS —    Glass results from the heating of a mixture of sand, lime, and sodium carbonate to a very high temperature. When different materials are added to the sand, glass can become transparent, translucent, or colored. While the origins of glass are… …

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  • 4flat-plate collector — /flat playt / a type of solar collector consisting of a series of flat glass or plastic plates with black metal surfaces that absorb solar energy. [1975 80] * * * flat plate collector «FLAT PLAYT», a device for using the sun s rays principally… …

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  • 5flat-plate collector — /flat playt / a type of solar collector consisting of a series of flat glass or plastic plates with black metal surfaces that absorb solar energy. [1975 80] * * * …

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  • 6flat-plate collector — flat′ plate collec′tor n. ene a type of solar collector consisting of a series of flat glass plates that absorb solar energy • Etymology: 1975–80 …

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  • 7Glass — This article is about the material. For other uses, see Glass (disambiguation). Moldavite, a natural glass formed by meteorite impact, from Besednice, Bohemia …

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  • 8glass cutter — noun 1. someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass • Syn: ↑glass cutter • Hypernyms: ↑cutter 2. someone who cuts flat glass to size • Syn: ↑glass cutter, ↑glassworker, ↑glazier, ↑ …

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  • 9glass-cutter — noun 1. someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass • Syn: ↑glass cutter • Hypernyms: ↑cutter 2. someone who cuts flat glass to size • Syn: ↑glass cutter, ↑glassworker, ↑glazier, ↑ …

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  • 10Glass-ceramic — materials share many properties with both glass and more traditional crystalline ceramics. It is formed as a glass, and then made to crystallize partly by heat treatment. Unlike sintered ceramics, glass ceramics have no pores between crystals.… …

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