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Definition of Sunglass
1. Noun. A convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire.
Definition of Sunglass
1. n. A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.
Definition of Sunglass
1. Noun. Singular form of (term sunglasses); used chiefly in compounds ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sunglass
1. a lens for concentrating the sun's rays in order to produce heat [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunglass
Literary usage of Sunglass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, Ll.D.: Eleven Volumes in Two by Thomas Dick (1851)
"In the higher magnifying powers, the first eyeglass is generally at too great a
distance from the eye, and the sunglass which is screwed over it removes it ..."
2. A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Excess, Success, and by Stephan Paternot, Andrew Essex (2001)
"sunglass Hut was a great company. If we could own them the way GE owns hundreds of
... That argument finally convinced Mike to give up on sunglass Hut, ..."
3. Nature Study by Grades: A Textbook for Higher Grammar Grades by Horace Hall Cummings (1910)
"Describe a "sunglass." How does it "draw" the sun's heat ? In what position is
it the hottest ? ... What is the shape of a sunglass ? Does it magnify ? ..."
4. Engineer Field Manual by United States War Dept (1912)
"Remove the sunglass from the eyepiece. ... The telescope also has a colored
sunglass secured on the eye end which must he removed when ..."
5. Camp Fires of the Confederacy: A Volume of Humorous Anecdotes, Reminiscences by Benjamin La Bree (1898)
"Before I would allow my removal I made my staff find my sunglass and my pipe.
The rim of my sunglass was broken. As soon as it was known that I was wounded, ..."
6. Murder, Capital Punishment, and the Law by John Stolz, William Henry Ryder (1873)
"So with the press. All stories are not bad, nor do all pictures inflame the mind.
If the boy plays with his sunglass, there is no harm ..."
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