fused quartz
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fused quartz
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Lucky strike … A fulgurite of fused quartz, collected in Florida.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2013
T., former director of the Bureau of Standards, believes that all standards of length will now be made of fused quartz instead of platinum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Through thick windows of fused quartz the divers could peer out at deep sea creatures, lured near by the fish bait, never before seen by man in their natural state.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the solarium at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, a large window of fused quartz has been installed for use in child cases; and similar work is going on elsewhere.
From Time Magazine Archive
From their tops projected two-feet-thick cylinders of solid fused quartz.
From The Black Star Passes by Campbell, John Wood
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