"rock glass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rock glasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rock glass (plural rock glasses)
  1. (chemistry, mining, geology) Metastable glass of volcanic or dyke origin. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Geology, Mining
    Sense id: en-rock_glass-en-noun-TFR4O7hA Topics: business, chemistry, geography, geology, mining, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Alternative form of rocks glass (“short glass tumbler for serving liquor with ice”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rocks glass (extra: short glass tumbler for serving liquor with ice) Categories (topical): Vessels Synonyms: rock-glass, rockglass
    Sense id: en-rock_glass-en-noun-qse6ceXH Disambiguation of Vessels: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79

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