crown glass
noun
Simple meaning
A glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
krownglasSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɹaʊnɡˈlæs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
optics
Optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
An early type of window glass made by blowing glass into a hollow globe (crown) and then flattening it on a punty, reheating and spinning out into a flat disk by centrifugal force.
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This meaning: A glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
Used this way, crown glass is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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