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Plateglass
Sheet glass; a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, windshields, etc.
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Sheet glass; a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, windshields, etc.
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| glassphaltnoun | Alternative form of glasphalt. [A type of asphalt that uses crushed glass in place of rock aggregate.] |
| double-glazingnoun | Alternative spelling of double glazing. [A system of insulated windows (and doors) having two parallel layers of glass separated by an air space] |
| glassitenoun | (science fiction) A fictional material, typically described as being transparent like glass. |
| glass blowingnoun | Alternative form of glassblowing. [The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.] |
| fiberglassnoun | (American spelling) Alternative form of fibreglass. [Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.] |
| looking glassnoun | Alternative form of looking-glass. [(dated) Synonym of mirror (“smooth surface that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it”).] |
| lamelnoun | Alternative form of lamella. [A thin, plate-like structure.] |
| glass fibernoun | Alternative form of glassfibre. |
| fieldglassesnoun | Alternative form of field glasses. [binoculars.] |
| bakelitenoun | A heat-resisting chemically inert phenol formaldehyde resin (an early thermosetting plastic). |
| plannismnoun | Alternative form of planism. [Support for the idea of a planned economy.] |
| steel-makingnoun | Alternative form of steelmaking. [The manufacture of steel.] |
| silver giltnoun | Alternative form of silver-gilt. [gilded silver, silver covered with a thin layer of gold] |
| table-settingnoun | Alternative form of table setting. [A place setting.] |
| viewplanenoun | Alternative form of view plane. [(projective geometry) The plane onto which an object is projected in a parallel or perspective projection] |
| silvergiltnoun | Alternative form of silver-gilt. [gilded silver, silver covered with a thin layer of gold] |
| light-bulbnoun | Alternative form of light bulb. [An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.] |
| scaliolanoun | Archaic form of scagliola. [Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.] |
| hyalinnoun | Alternative spelling of hyaline. [(poetic) Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky.] |
| stencillingnoun | Alternative form of stenciling. [A work produced using a stencil.] |
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