"optical glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optical glasses [plural]
Etymology: optical + glass from being the type of glass used for optics Etymology templates: {{compound|en|optical|glass}} optical + glass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} optical glass (countable and uncountable, plural optical glasses)
  1. A class of glass used to create optical lenses, such as that for spectacles or spyglasses Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms: crown glass, flint glass, natural glass lens glass for eyeglasses) (alt: optometry) (english: glass; (not plastic) Related terms: organic glass (english: plastic lens plastics)
    Sense id: en-optical_glass-en-noun-HUNbo~6S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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