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Optical glass

Scope note

A highly refined glass, usually a flint glass of special composition, or made from rock crystal, used for lenses and prisms. MH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300010877

Broader Terms used

<glass by property>

Term used for

glass, optical

Created

13yrs ago

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