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Glass: Noun, Often Attributive

The document defines the word 'glass' and provides several definitions and examples. It states that glass is an amorphous material formed from cooling melt without crystallization, and can be transparent or translucent mixtures of silicates. It also lists several objects that are made of glass like tumblers, mirrors, and hourglasses.

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Glass: Noun, Often Attributive

The document defines the word 'glass' and provides several definitions and examples. It states that glass is an amorphous material formed from cooling melt without crystallization, and can be transparent or translucent mixtures of silicates. It also lists several objects that are made of glass like tumblers, mirrors, and hourglasses.

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\ ˈglas  , ˈgläs \
Definition of glass
 (Entry 1 of 4)
1: any of various amorphous materials formed from a melt by cooling to
rigidity without crystallization: such as
a: a usually transparent or translucent material consisting typically of a
mixture of silicates
b: a material (such as obsidian) produced by fast cooling of magma
2a: something made of glass: such as
(1): TUMBLERalso : GLASSWARE
(2): MIRROR
(3): BAROMETER
(4): HOURGLASS
(5): BACKBOARD SENSE 1
b(1): an optical instrument or device that has one or more lenses and is
designed to aid in the viewing of objects not readily seen
(2): FIELD GLASSES, BINOCULARS —usually used in plural
cglasses  plural : a device used to correct defects of vision or to protect the
eyes that consists typically of a pair of glass or plastic lenses and the frame
by which they are held in place
— called also eyeglasses, spectacles
3: the quantity held by a glass container
4: FIBERGLASS
5: CRYSTAL METHspecifically : a pure form of crystal meth

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