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float glass

float glass noun: glass in the form of flat sheets, made by floating molten glass on the surface of molten metal; currently the main method of producing window glass.

Noun

float glass (usually uncountable, plural float glasses)

  1. (usually) Glass in the form of flat sheets, made by floating molten glass on the surface of molten metal; currently the main method of producing window glass.

Forms of float glass

pluralfloat glasses

Questions about float glass

What does float glass mean?
Float glass means glass in the form of flat sheets, made by floating molten glass on the surface of molten metal; currently the main method of producing window glass.
What part of speech is float glass?
Float glass is a noun.
What is the plural of float glass?
The plural of float glass is float glasses.

Words near float glass in the dictionary

  1. float
  2. float around
  3. float at
  4. float board
  5. float boards
  6. float glass
  7. float glasses
  8. float like a butterfly
  9. float on air
  10. float someone's boat
  11. float switch

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