optical glass

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Definition of optical glass in English English dictionary

Glass of extreme purity and with well-defined optical properties, which was originally created for making lenses and prisms

An especially fine glass made under the most carefully controlled conditions there are many kinds, some with low index and high dispersion values and some with high index and low dispersion Good lenses or prisms are always made from optical glass

High-quality, color-free glass having specific refractive qualities, used in lenses and other components of optical systems

clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses

Related Terms

an optical glass

{n} perspicil

Hyphenation

op·ti·cal glass

Turkish pronunciation

äptîkıl gläs

Pronunciation

/ˈäptəkəl ˈglas/ /ˈɑːptɪkəl ˈɡlæs/