burning glass
a converging lens used to produce heat or ignite substances by focusing the sun's rays.
Origin of burning glass
1- Also called sunglass.
Words Nearby burning glass
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How to use burning glass in a sentence
I took the precaution, however, to put the burning-glass into my pocket lest we should want fire.
The Coral Island | R.M. BallantyneThey lack the burning glass of a purpose, to focalize upon one spot the separate rays of their ability.
How to Succeed | Orison Swett MardenHe was like a great burning glass, concentrating the rays of the sun upon a single spot; he burned a hole wherever he went.
How to Succeed | Orison Swett MardenTo show the action of a burning glass send a beam of light into a darkened room, and place in its path a double convex lens.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThat burning glass is what did it, said one more reflective man.
The Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for burning glass
a convex lens for concentrating the sun's rays into a small area to produce heat or fire
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