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Definition of Ground glass

1. Noun. Glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching.

2. Noun. Particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive.

Definition of Ground glass

1. Noun. Glass having a rough, flat surface produced by abrasion or etching ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Ground glass

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles and Practice of Surveying by Charles Blaney Breed, George Leonard Hosmer (1908)
"Adjustment of the Bubble which is Perpendicular to the ground glass. ... To determine the vertical position of the ground glass, set up a leveling ..."

2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1897)
"ground glass TUBES FOR USE WITH THE NAVIGATIONAL SOUNDING MACHINE. HOW TO MAKE THEM ON BOARD SHIP. By LIEUTENANT JB BLISH, US Navy. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1857)
"But it must be remarked, that if the image is received on a transparent paper instead of ground glass, it does not in any case present the least illusion of ..."

4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1858)
"By Prof. ALLEN THOMSON, MD, FRSS.L. & E. Glasgow: 1857. 8. On the Phenomena of Relief in the Image formed on the ground glass of ..."

5. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by Nathan Clarke Johnson, George Albert Hool (1920)
"ground glass.—Ground or sand blasted glass has a milky or frosted surface ... When the ground glass effect is desired, a more satisfactory result may be ..."

6. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1892)
"The ground glass and plate must be in the same plane when they are exchanged ; in other words, the sensitive side of the plate must occupy the identical ..."

7. Outing (1893)
"The negative is placed in the groove next the camera, the ground glass in the ... On the ground glass or focusing screen of the camera is a pencil-mark the ..."

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