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.

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Meanings

nounfloat glass (usually uncountable, plural float glasses)

plural float glasses

  1. uncountableusuallyGlass 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 浮法玻璃
  • 浮法玻璃glass made by floating process
Finnish tasolasi, float-lasi
  • tasolasiglass made by floating process
  • float-lasiglass made by floating process
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APA

float glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/float%20glass

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“float glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/float%20glass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “float glass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/float%20glass.

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