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Wood's glass

Wood's glass noun: an optical filter glass that allows ultraviolet and infrared light to pass through while blocking most visible light.

Noun

Wood's glass (uncountable)

  1. An optical filter glass that allows ultraviolet and infrared light to pass through while blocking most visible light.

Origin of Wood's glass

Invented in 1903 by American physicist Robert Williams Wood (1868–1955).

Questions about Wood's glass

What does Wood's glass mean?
Wood's glass means an optical filter glass that allows ultraviolet and infrared light to pass through while blocking most visible light.
What part of speech is Wood's glass?
Wood's glass is a noun.

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