Fourcault process

proper noun

A method of manufacturing flat glass in which the glass is drawn against gravity in an upward direction.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A method of manufacturing flat glass in which the glass is drawn against gravity in an upward direction.

Origin

First developed in Belgium by Émile Fourcault during the early 1900s.

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APA

Fourcault process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourcault%20process

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“Fourcault process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourcault%20process. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fourcault process,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourcault%20process.

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