flint glass: Meaning and Definition of

flint' glass"

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— Optics. Optics.
  1. an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens.
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