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Flint glass
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What's The Definition Of Flint glass?
[n] optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index
Synonyms | Synonyms for Flint glass: optical flint Related Terms | Find terms related to Flint glass: See Also | optical glass Flint glass In Webster's Dictionary \Flint" glass`\ (Chem.)
A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a
silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and
for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high
degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly
the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also
{crystal glass}. Cf. {Glass}.
Note: The concave or diverging half on an achromatic lens is
usually made of flint glass.
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