glass

Betekenis (Engels)
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- An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
- Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
- A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
- The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
- Glassware.
- A mirror.
- A magnifying glass or telescope.
- (colloquial) A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
- A barrier made of solid, transparent material.
- A barometer.
- Transparent or translucent.
- (obsolete) An hourglass.
- (informal) Lenses, considered collectively.
- A pane of glass; a window (especially of a coach or similar vehicle).
Concepten
drinkglas
verglazen
Synoniemen
drinking glass
glass over
Methedrine
deoxyephedrine
glass in
verre
glass ball
drinking vessel
sand-glass
made of glass
GL
caillou
de flint
facer
field-glasses
small glass
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɡlɑːs/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English glas, from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to shine”) (compare glow), and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Cognate with West Frisian glês, Dutch glas, Low German Glas, German Glas, Swedish glas, Icelandic gler.
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