safety glass

safety glass

n.

1. Glass that resists shattering, especially a composite of two sheets of glass with an intermediate layer of transparent plastic. Also called shatterproof glass.

2. See wire glass.

3. Tempered glass that breaks into rounded grains instead of jagged shards.

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safety glass

n

(Ceramics) glass made by sandwiching a layer of plastic or resin between two sheets of glass so that if broken the fragments will not shatter

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safe′ty glass`

n.

glass made by joining two of sheets of glass with a layer of usu. transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments on impact.

[1920–25]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

safety glass - glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering laminated glass, shatterproof glass glass - a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

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Translations

safety glass

n → cristallo di sicurezza

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