crown glass

noun

1. an optical glass of low dispersion and generally low index of refraction.
2. an old form of window glass formed by blowing a globe and whirling it into a disk.

crown glass

noun

1. See optical crown
   another name for optical crown
2. an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc

Word History and Origins

Origin of crown glass¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

In making crown-glass, which is used for windows, a slight alteration in the process is observed.

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The focal length of double convex lenses of crown glass is about the same as the radius of curvature of either surface.

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The achromatic lens consists of a double convex lens of crown glass combined with a plano-concave lens of flint glass.

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English crown-glass; excellent quality, but not so white as the last.

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Such a mixture will produce a dull metal, very attractive of moisture: defects to which the French crown-glass also is subject.

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