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Meaning of "float glass" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOAT GLASS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOAT GLASS

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Float glass is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLOAT GLASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

float glass

Float glass

Float glass is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal, typically tin, although lead and various low melting point alloys were used in the past. 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 quantities of specialty borosilicate and flat panel display glass are also produced using the float glass process. The float glass process is also known as the Pilkington process, named after the British glass manufacturer Pilkington, which pioneered the technique in the 1950s.

Definition of float glass in the English dictionary

The definition of float glass in the dictionary is a type of flat polished transparent glass made by allowing the molten glass to harden as it floats on liquid of higher density.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOAT GLASS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOAT GLASS

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eyeglass
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Synonyms and antonyms of float glass in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «float glass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOAT GLASS

Find out the translation of float glass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of float glass from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «float glass» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浮法玻璃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vidrio flotado
570 millions of speakers

English

float glass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लोट ग्लास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزجاج المصقول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флоат-стекла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vidro float
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাসা কাচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

verre flotté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaca terapung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Floatglas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フロートガラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플로트 유리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngambang kaca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kính nổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிதவை கண்ணாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लोट ग्लास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şamandıra camı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vetro float
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkła typu float
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флоат -скла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sticlă float
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υαλοπινάκων επίπλευσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

float glas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

floatglas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

float glass
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOAT GLASS»

The term «float glass» is regularly used and occupies the 100.282 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOAT GLASS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about float glass

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOAT GLASS»

Discover the use of float glass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to float glass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Computational Intelligence. Theory and Applications: ...
L. Spaancnburg, H. TerHaseborg and J.A.G. Nijhuis Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Dept. Computing Science P.O.Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen (The Netherlands) Abstract. The industrial production of high-quality float-glass is usually supervised ...
Bernd Reusch, 1997
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Solid State Physics
Using Indus- 1 storage ring, angle dependent reflectivity of the top and the bottom surface of float glass were measured in vacuum ultra violet/ soft x-ray region Remarkable differences in refractive index were observed between the two sides.
S. L. Chaplot, P. S. R. Krishna, T. Sakuntala, 2002
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Glass & Interactive Building Envelopes
The bending strength in the borehole area of the samples and of annealed (float) glass samples was determined using a modified coaxial double-ring bending test . Results are compared and evaluated on a statistical basis. It is shown that the ...
Michel Crisinel, 2007
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Chemical Vapour Deposition: Precursors, Processes and ...
The two large-scale industrial glass manufacturing methods in use today are the float glass process, which produces a continuous ribbon of highly uniform, flat glass and the forming method, which uses moulding to produce individual glass ...
Anthony C. Jones, Michael L. Hitchman, 2009
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Managing Intellectual Capital : Organizational, Strategic, ...
This is estimated using price and shipment data for the US market (the only large market for which detailed data are readily available). The US surplus is then used to estimate the total world consumer surplus from float glass (see Table B.5).
David J. Teece, 2000
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Open/close: Windows, Doors, Gates, Loggias, Filters
5 comparison of flat glass manufacturing methods: 95 % of flat glass, such as window glass, car windows and mirrors, is made using the float glass process. therefore flat glass has become cheaper. the properties of float glass are: specific  ...
Alexander Reichel, Kerstin Schultz, 2010
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Creative Glass Techniques: Fusing, Painting, Lampwork
Cut the decorative glass pieces freehand from float glass, creating strips and round shapes as desired. Grind all the pieces carefully and wash them thoroughly. Sprinkle them with glass enamels in suitable colors and arrange them on the float ...
Bettina Eberle, 2005
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Optical Measurement Techniques: Innovations for Industry and ...
3.2.2 Float Glass Sheet glass is manufactured by floating glass ribbon on molten purified tin, thereafter it is drawn, cooled and cut at the process line. Various factors affect the quality of the float glass, and each factory has its own recipe. Thus ...
Kai-Erik Peiponen, Risto Myllylä, Alexander V. Priezzhev, 2009
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Chemical Vapor Deposition: Proceedings of the Fourteenth ...
APPLICATIONS OF CVD TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES DEPOSITED ON A FLOAT GLASS MANUFACTURING LINE Richard J. McCurdy and Michel J. Soubeyrand Pilkington Libbey-Owens-Ford 1701 East Broadway Toledo, Ohio ...
Mark Donald Allendorf, Claude Bernard, 1997
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Durability of Building and Construction Sealants and ...
This finding is in keeping with the expected performance based on the difference in thermal expansion coefficients between spacer material and float glass. Thus, changes in the effective cross-sectional area of the primary seal available for ...
Andreas T. Wolf, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOAT GLASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term float glass is used in the context of the following news items.
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Viracon Issues Price Increase
“By now most of you have heard that all the major material suppliers within the industry announced float glass and coated float glass price ... «USGlass Metal & Glazing, Jul 15»
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PPG names McKenna national architectural manager, southeast …
PPG was the first U.S. float glass manufacturer to have its products recognized by the CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED(TM) program and ... «Glass on Web, Jul 15»
3
"Etiprodakts" for the first time presented its stand at the International …
... made a presentation "The advantage of the use of boron compounds in the production of float glass", and Associate Professor, Department of ... «Glass on Web, Jul 15»
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Global Flat Glass Industry | news.sys-con.com
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3. Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3. Float Glass I-4. Rolled Glass I-4. II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
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Tax bill for ex-Pistons owner's estate cut to $388M - The Detroit News
Guardian Industries, headquartered in Auburn Hills, is one of the world's largest producers of float glass and fabricated glass products used in ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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Global Flat Glass Market - Size, Share, Industry Segments Analysis …
Based on the various manufacturing methods, the market can be segmented in three broad classes namely float glass, sheet glass, and rolled ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
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Global Ultra-clear Float Glass Market Research Report by Radiant …
2015 Global Ultra-clear Float Glass Industry Report is a professional and in-depth research report on the world's major regional market ... «Glass on Web, Jul 15»
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CARE ratings for Indian debt instruments-Jul 7
... Fac CARE A1+ 150 Reaffirmed Hng Float Glass Ltd LT Bk Fac CARE A- 3510.5 Revised from CARE BBB+ Hng Float Glass Ltd LT/ST Bk Fac ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Miss Van Gogh can score again for Dyson
David O'Meara can win the Float Glass Industries Handicap with BIRDMAN for whom Ryan Moore looks a significant jockey booking. «Gazette & Herald, Jul 15»
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Thursday's racing tips
Birdman is seemingly back on song this term and could be dangerous to oppose in the Float Glass Industries Handicap. Switched to the care of ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»

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