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• Glass — This article is about the material. For other uses, see Glass (disambiguation). Moldavite, a natural glass formed by meteorite impact, from Besednice, Bohemia …   Wikipedia

• glass — glassless, adj. glasslike, adj. /glas, glahs/, n. 1. a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the… …   Universalium

• Glass — /glas, glahs/, n. 1. Carter, 1858 1946, U.S. statesman. 2. Philip, born 1937, U.S. composer. * * * I Solid material, typically a mix of inorganic compounds, usually transparent or translucent, hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural elements …   Universalium

• Glass (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Glass Img capt = Glass onstage Oslo, Norway 2007 Landscape = yes Background = group or band Origin = Port Townsend, Washington, flagicon|USA USA Genre = Progressive rock Years active = 1966–1977, 1999–present Label …   Wikipedia

• stained glass — stained glass, adj. glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, esp. by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc. [1785 95] *… …   Universalium

• industrial glass — Introduction       solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …   Universalium

• Float glass — is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Modern windows are made from float glass. Most float glass is soda lime glass, but relatively minor… …   Wikipedia

• Murano glass — paper weights Murano glass is a famous product of the Venetian island of Murano. Located off the shore of Venice, Italy, Murano has been a commercial port as far back as the 7th century. By the 10th century, the city had become well known for its …   Wikipedia

• Venetian glass — is a type of glass object made in Venice, Italy, primarily on the island of Murano. It is world renowned for being colorful, elaborate, and skilfully made.Many of the important characteristics of these objects had been developed by the 13th… …   Wikipedia

• wa|ter|glass — water glass, or wa|ter|glass «WT uhr GLAS, GLAHS; WOT », noun. 1. a) a glass to hold water; tumbler. b) Obsolete. a glass finger bowl. 2. an aqueous, jellylike, or powdery compound of sodium, silicon, and oxygen that solidifies when exposed to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Hsin-chu — ▪ Taiwan       shih (municipality) and seat of Hsin chu hsien (county), northwestern Taiwan. It lies southwest of Taipei and about 6 miles (10 km) from the island s west coast, on north south highway and railway lines that parallel the coast.… …   Universalium