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burning glasses

burning glasses is the plural of burning glass.

Meaning of burning glass

Noun

burning glass (plural burning glasses)

  1. A large convex lens or concave mirror that can concentrate the sun's rays onto a small area, heating up the area and thus resulting in ignition of the exposed surface.
    Synonyms:
    burning lens

Questions about burning glasses

What is burning glasses the plural of?
Burning glasses is the plural of burning glass.

Words near burning glasses in the dictionary

  1. burning coal
  2. burning daylight
  3. burning down
  4. burning feet syndrome
  5. burning glass
  6. burning glasses
  7. burning hot
  8. burning house
  9. burning houses
  10. burning in
  11. burning in hell

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