flint glass

A soft, fusible, lustrous, brilliant lead-oxide optical glass with high refraction and low dispersion. Also called lead glass.

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flint glass

(General Physics) another name for optical flint, flint⁴

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flint′ glass`

an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica.

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optical flint

optical glass - clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses

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John Richardson of Newcastle to his dear cousin Jemmy Cole, in London, with an account that he sent by such a vessel (for I remembered all the particulars to a title), so many pieces of huckaback linen, so many ells of Dutch holland and the like, in a box, and a hamper of flint glasses from Mr.

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Since 1978, the company has established a strong reputation for offering high quality colored glass such as amber, cobalt blue, and green in addition to its flint glass products.

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Producers of Wisconsin's Hassinger honey demonstrated that "white flint glass shows the honey in its natural color," according to a 1921 article in Gleanings.

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He noticed that the flint glass wore away about twice as fast as the crown did, revealing that not only was there a difference in refractive index between the two pieces, but a significant difference in hardness as well.

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Despite restaurant requests for screwcaps, Pech Merle winery in Sonoma County stayed with its DIAM corks, opting for an updated design displayed through the flint glass. The winery, which once used a capsule, believes that the no-capsule presentation is a distinguishing factor for the price point.

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This is primarily a problem when green and amber glass is classified as flint glass, which in turn contaminates the flint glass stream.

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Sowerby's glassworks was established at Pipewellgate in 1760 where it made flint glass. The company moved to East Street in 1850 and concentrated on pressed glass manufacture.

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Sowerby's glassworks was established at Pipewellgate in 1760, where it made flint glass. The company moved to East Street in 1850 and concentrated on pressed glass manufacture.

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The Plant has installed capacity of producing 300 metric tons per day of Glass and has two furnaces, one of 150 tons capacity dedicated to produce Flint Glass and another of 100 ton capacity dedicated to produce coloured glass in Green and Amber.

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