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♦ crown /kraʊn/n.1 corona; ( di fiori, ecc., anche) serto, ghirlanda: gold crown, corona d'oro; laurel crown, corona (o serto) d'alloro; crown of thorns, corona di spine; the martyr's crown, la corona del martirio; ( boxe) to win the middleweight crown, vincere la corona dei pesi medi2 (polit.) corona; trono; potere regale: to relinquish the crown, rinunciare alla corona; abdicare; to succeed to the crown, salire al trono; to wear the crown, portare la corona; regnare; heir to the crown, erede al trono3 (polit.) – the Crown, la Corona ( il potere; il sovrano): Crown colony, colonia della Corona inglese; the Crown jewels, i gioielli della Corona4 (stor., = crown piece) corona ( moneta di valore pari a 5 scellini): half a crown, una mezza corona11 cima della testa; sommo del capo; cocuzzolo (fam.)14 (archit.) chiave di volta; chiave16 (mecc.) corona18 (zool.) cresta● ( in Canada) Crown Attorney, pubblica accusa; pubblico ministero □ crown and anchor, gioco di dadi ( con tre dadi contrassegnati da una corona, un'ancora e i quattro semi delle carte) □ (ind. min.) crown block, taglia fissa □ crown cap, tappo a corona (o metallico: di bottiglia) □ (leg.) Crown court, tribunale penale (in GB) □ (fin.) Crown debt, credito dello Stato (in GB) □ crown fire, incendio che si appicca alle cime degli alberi □ (ind.) crown glass, vetro crown ( tipo di vetro ottico) □ (agric.) crown grafting, innesto a corona □ (bot.) crown imperial ( Fritillaria imperialis), corona imperiale □ Crown lands, terreni della Corona (in GB) □ (leg.) Crown law, diritto penale □ Crown prince, principe ereditario □ (leg., in Inghil. e Galles) Crown prosecution, pubblica accusa □ (leg., in Inghil. e Galles) Crown prosecutor, pubblica accusa; pubblico ministero □ (leg., in Inghil. e nel Galles) Crown Prosecution Service, Ufficio del Procuratore della Regina □ (leg.) Crown solicitor, avvocato della Corona; legale di un ministero □ crown stopper = crown cap ► sopra □ crown wheel, (mecc.) corona dentata; (autom.) ingranaggio planetario; ( orologeria) ruota a corona, scappamento a verga □ (leg.) Crown witness, testimone d'accusa □ from crown to toe, dalla testa ai piedi.(to) crown /kraʊn/v. t.1 incoronare; coronare: to be crowned king, essere incoronato re; Your labours will be crowned with success, le tue fatiche saranno coronate da successo2 completare; finire; dare l'ultimo tocco a (qc.): to crown a dinner with a pudding, finire un pranzo con un budino● to crown it all, per coronare l'opera; per giunta: The journey was a failure and, to crown it all, I lost my luggage, il viaggio è stato un fiasco e per giunta ho perso il bagaglio □ (fam.) That crowns it all!, questo è il colmo (della sfortuna)!
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crown-glass — [ kronglas ] n. m. inv. • 1764; mots angl. « verre de couronne » ♦ Opt. Verre très transparent et peu dispersif servant à faire des lentilles d optique. ⇒CROWN GLASS, subst. masc. Verre blanc de qualité supérieure, employé pour la fabrication de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Crown glass — Glass Glass (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crown glass — Crown Crown (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF. corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath; akin to Gr. korw nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L. curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crown glass — is either of two kinds of glass: Crown glass (window) was a type of hand blown window glass. Crown glass (optics) is a type of optical glass used in lenses. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
crown glass — crown′ glass n. 1) opt cer an optical glass of low dispersion and generally low index of refraction 2) cer an old form of window glass formed by blowing a globe and whirling it into a disk • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
crown glass — n. 1. window glass made in flat, circular plates by blowing and whirling, with a small knot in the center left by the blower s rod 2. a very clear optical glass with a low index of refraction … English World dictionary
crown glass — 1. an optical glass of low dispersion and generally low index of refraction. 2. an old form of window glass formed by blowing a globe and whirling it into a disk. [1700 10] * * * handmade glass of soda lime composition for domestic glazing… … Universalium
crown glass — noun 1. a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk • Hypernyms: ↑glass 2. optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index • Syn: ↑optical crown, ↑optical crown glass • Hypernyms: ↑optical glass … Useful english dictionary
crown-glass — (krôn glas ) s. m. Espèce de verre constitué par 1 atome quadrisilicate de potasse et 1 atome quadrisilicate de chaux. C est un verre blanc de la plus belle qualité, qui est employé dans les lunettes achromatiques. ÉTYMOLOGIE Angl. crown glass … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
crown glass — kronas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Optinis stiklas, turintis didelį lūžio rodiklį ir nedidelę sklaidą. atitikmenys: angl. crown glass rus. крон … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Crown glass (optics) — This article is about crown glass as used in optics. For the window glass, see Crown glass (window). Crown glass is type of optical glass used in lenses and other optical components. It has relatively low refractive index (≈1.52) and low… … Wikipedia