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Meaning of "opal glass" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPAL GLASS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPAL GLASS

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Opal glass is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPAL GLASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

opal glass

Milk glass

Milk glass is an opaque or translucent, milky white or colored glass, blown or pressed into a wide variety of shapes. First made in Venice in the 16th century, colors include blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, and the white that led to its popular name.

Definition of opal glass in the English dictionary

The definition of opal glass in the dictionary is glass that is opalescent or white, made by the addition of fluorides.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPAL GLASS

opacifier
opacify
opacities
opacity
opah
opal
opal-like
opaled
opalesce
opalescence
opalescent
opalescently
opaline
opalized
opaque
opaque context
opaque projector
opaquely
opaqueness
opaquing

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPAL GLASS

class
eyeglass
fiberglass
fibreglass
frosted glass
glass
green glass
ground glass
hourglass
looking glass
looking-glass
magnifying glass
milk glass
plexiglass
shot glass
spyglass
stained glass
sunglass
Tiffany glass
window glass
wine glass

Synonyms and antonyms of opal glass in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «opal glass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPAL GLASS

Find out the translation of opal glass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opal 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 «opal glass» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乳白玻璃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cristal opal
570 millions of speakers

English

opal glass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूधिया पत्थर कांच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزجاج أوبال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

матовое стекло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vidro opala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

verre opale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Opal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Opalglas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オパールガラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오팔 유리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Opal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thủy tinh opal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவகை மாணிக்ககல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओपल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

opal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vetro opalino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkło mleczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

матове скло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sticlă opal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

opal γυαλί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opaal glas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opalglas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opal glass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opal glass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPAL GLASS»

The term «opal glass» is normally little used and occupies the 112.684 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPAL GLASS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPAL GLASS»

Discover the use of opal glass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opal glass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Glass: Materials and Techniques
These dense white so called enamel type glasses are in contrast to the milky, translucent types of glass known as opal glass produced by using arsenic, antimony, the phosphates and the fluorides which tend to crystallize out during the ...
Charles Bray, 2001
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Journal of the American Ceramic Society
When cold the melt exhibited about I2 inches of dense, pure white opal glass on the surface and the rest of the glass was clear. Chemical analyses of the clear glass and opal glass demonstrated marked difierences in their compositions.
‎1919
3
National Glass Budget: Weekly Review of the American Glass ...
The limit in the ratio of the fluorid to the oxid of alumina is reached when the resultant glass becomes an opal glass instead of a translucent glass without the fire characteristics of the opal glass. The relative proportions will also vary somewhat, ...
‎1917
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Popular Science
The negative should appear evenly illuminated all ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB PHOTOGRAPHIC LENS LIGHT DIFFUSING SCREEN A sheet of ground glass and another of flashed opal glass held before a frosted electric bulb to show the ...
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Optical Radiometry
FIG. 4.14. incidence. flashed opal glass was constant in a reasonably wide angular range. Figure 4.15 shows that the ideal Lambertian BTDF curve (solid circle) and the measured flashed opal glass transmittance (dashed circle) curve are ...
‎2005
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Optical Properties of Photonic Structures: Interplay of ...
Moussa.et al.21 In.Figure.4.9.17a,.different.aggregations.of.QDs.close.to.the.opal –glass.interface.are.seen. but.the.most.important.aggregation.is.close.to.the.top. left..Therefore,.we.focused.more.on. that. huge. aggregation. in. Figure. 4.9.17b.
Mikhail F. Limonov, Richard M. De La Rue, 2012
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Behind Glass: A Biography of Dorothy Tiffany Burlingham
But while La Farge approached makers of commercial opal glass in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and was turned down on account of the small size of his order, in 1878 Louis built his own glasshouse. Three years at Thills had acquainted Louis  ...
Michael John Burlingham, 2002
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40 Great Glass Fusing Projects:
We made our first flower from white opal and marigold opal glass, but you can use whatever colors you have in your scrap box. Trace the large flower petals on the white opal glass and the small flower petals on the marigold opal glass.
Lynn Haunstein, 2014
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Popular Science
A LOW-COST ENLARGER (Continued from page 82) The next thing to have bearing on the size of the negative house will be the flashed opal glass ( obtainable from any camera supply company). This should be located from 1 to 2 in. from the ...
10
Symposium on Materials Research Frontiers
Opal Glass: Following up the work with the gold-type photosensitive glasses, Stookey found it possible to produce a photosensitive opal glass which could be nucleated by colloidal metal crystals following exposure to ultraviolet light and a ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPAL GLASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opal glass is used in the context of the following news items.
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On The High Sea In The Night With Artist Timo Klöppel
... he created a special space (a room in a room) by covering his artist's studio with opal glass panes on the walls and black gravel on the floor. «Arte Fuse, Jul 15»
2
LED Vanities and Sconces offer bath and ambient lighting.
July 16, 2015 - Combining geometric styled metalwork with etched opal glass cubes of light, Kube LED Vanities and Wall Sconces are suitable for use above ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
3
Mid-Century Glass Ceiling Lamp at West Elm
Great for an interior that takes inspiration from the mid-20th century, this is a three-drop light fitting, with three white opal glass shades hanging ... «Retro To Go, Jul 15»
4
Steklarna Hrastnik receives six awards for innovation!
The bronze awards were given for innovations for cooling products on the IS machine conveyor belt with fan air and a hand-blown opal glass ... «Glass on Web, Jun 15»
5
Vintage view: perfume bottles
Heavily-cut glass, opal glass, and glass with painted or silver overlays were popular and were matched to a stopper and decorated hinged lid ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
6
Fused Cast High Zirconia Block vs. Fused Cast AZS Block
... and special glass furnaces such as TV glass, Borosilicate glass, Alumina silicate glass, Halogen lighting glass, Opal glass and Fiber glass. «Glass on Web, Jun 15»
7
Crescent Harbor Modern Adds New George Kovacs Wall Scones …
... a LED Pocket Lantern with Pebble Bronze finish and Etched Opal glass. The company also added George Kovacs P1239-246-L Copula LED ... «PR Web, May 15»
8
16 Cutting-edge designs from Designjunction EDIT at the 2015 …
... glass and smoked oak with opal glass. The marble base and transparent grey glass combination creates a bold contrast to its organic shape. «Inhabitat, Apr 15»
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Light, color, beauty
"Juried crafters are top of the line. It's only fittingSchrier works primarily with Cathedral glass (transparent) or Opal glass (non-transparent). «The West Milford Messenger, Apr 15»
10
Kube family of LED Vanities and Sconces unveiled by WAC Lighting
Updated geometric styled metalwork, meets sleek etched opal glass cubes of light. Ideal above a mirror or perfect to illuminate distinctive ... «Global LEDs/OLEDs, Apr 15»

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