burning glass

burn·ing glass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bur-ning glas, glahs]
- /ˈbɜr nɪŋ glæs, glɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bur-ning glas, glahs]
- /ˈbɜr nɪŋ glæs, glɑs/

Definitions of burning glass words

noun burning glass a convex lens for concentrating the sun's rays into a small area to produce heat or fire 3
noun burning glass a convex lens for focusing the sun's rays so as to produce heat or set fire to something 3
noun burning glass a converging lens used to produce heat or ignite substances by focusing the sun's rays. 1

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Origin of burning glass

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70

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Parts of speech for Burning glass

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Burning glass

burning glass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

burning glass usage trend in Literature

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