float glass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [floht glas, glahs]
- /floʊt glæs, glɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [floht glas, glahs]
- /floʊt glæs, glɑs/

Definitions of float glass words

noun float glass extremely smooth, nearly distortion-free plate glass manufactured by pouring molten glass onto a surface of molten tin. 1
noun float glass a type of flat polished transparent glass made by allowing the molten glass to harden as it floats on liquid of higher density 0

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Origin of float glass

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Float glass

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Float glass

float glass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% 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.

float glass usage trend in Literature

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