FLINT GLASS


Meaning of FLINT GLASS in English

Optics.

an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens.

[ 1665-75 ]

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