quartz glass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quartz glass
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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An archaeological survey conducted in the 1970s found the Bibra lake north site contained more than 2,000 artefacts, including some made of clay, quartz, glass and a fossil-containing type of sedimentary rock called chert.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 22, 2015
Most importantly, he’d conducted the experiments with sterilized quartz glass tubes and water vapor.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2013
The electronics giant partnered with Kyoto University's Kiyotaka Miura to develop “semiperpetual” slivers of quartz glass that Hitachi says can preserve information for hundreds of millions of years with virtually no degradation.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 6, 2013
The perfect transmitter for ultraviolet rays was found by science in fused quartz glass.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tom explained to his father that he had blown the sphere himself, following a formula adapted from the quartz glass used for view panels in his space and undersea craft.
From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
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