optical glass

noun Optics.

any of several types of high-quality, homogeneous, color-free glass, as flint or crown glass, having specified refractive properties, used in lenses and other components of optical systems.

Origin of optical glass

First recorded in 1740–50

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You know, he was an optical-glass maker by profession, and the best we ever had.
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Oscar Wilde
You know he was an optical-glass maker by profession, and the best we have ever had.
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This procedure is being repeated in the launching of an optical-glass industry; this trade has also been in Teutonic hands.
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British Dictionary definitions for optical glass

optical glass

noun

any of several types of clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index used in the construction of lenses, etcSee optical flint, optical crown

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