resembling glass

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• glass — A transparent substance composed of silica and oxides of various bases. [A.S. glaes] cover g. a thin g. disk or plate covering an object examined under the microscope. SYN: coverslip. Crookes g. a spectacle lens combined with …   Medical dictionary

• glass sponge — noun Date: 1875 any of a class (Hexactinellida syn. Hyalospongiae) of chiefly deep water siliceous marine sponges with 6 rayed spicules and a skeleton often resembling glass when dried …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glass-like — adjective resembling glass • Similar to: ↑glazed, ↑shiny …   Useful english dictionary

• glass wool — glass′ wool′ n. chem. spun glass resembling wool, used for insulation, filters, etc • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

• glass wool — noun glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool • Hypernyms: ↑insulator, ↑dielectric, ↑nonconductor, ↑filter * * * noun : glass fibers in a mass resembling cotton batting or wool and used especially for thermal insulation and air… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 harmonica — The glass harmonica, also known as the glass armonica, hydrocrystalophone, or simply armonica (derived from armonia , the Italian word for harmony), is a type of musical instrument that uses a series of glass bowls or goblets graduated in size to …   Wikipedia

• glass snake — noun snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail • Syn: ↑glass lizard, ↑joint snake • Hypernyms: ↑anguid lizard • Member Holonyms: ↑Ophisaurus, ↑genus… …   Useful english dictionary

• glass wool — noun Date: 1879 glass fibers in a mass resembling wool and being used especially for thermal insulation and air filters …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• glass snail — noun : any of numerous small transparent land snails constituting Vitrina and related genera and resembling slugs …   Useful english dictionary

• Philip Glass — (born January 31, 1937) is an American classical music composer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century [Naxos Classical Music Spotlight podcast: Philip… …   Wikipedia