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optical glass vs crown glass

crown glass vs optical glass

optical glass and crown glass both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
optical glass Yes No No No
crown glass Yes No No No
As nouns, crown glass is a hyponym of optical glass; that is, crown glass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than optical glass:
  • optical glass: clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses
  • crown glass: optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
Other hyponyms of optical glass include optical crown, optical crown glass, flint glass, optical flint.
optical glass (noun) crown glass (noun)
clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
a glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a disk
Difference between optical glass and crown glass

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