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drawn glass

drawn glass

[¦drȯn ′glas]
(materials)
Glass made automatically by drawing the molten material through rollers.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

drawn glass, flat-drawn glass, flat-drawn sheet glass

Sheet glass fabricated by the continuous drawing of the molten glass from a furnace; has fire-finished surfaces, not perfectly flat and parallel, resulting in some distortion.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Caption: Opposite page, left: Kerstin Bratsch, Poli'ahu's Curse: First Bone Chill, 2012-16, luster and enamel on antique glass, drawn glass, glass jewels, agate, lead, 36 1/2 x 25".
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The production of optical fibers consists of a series of inline processes; the drawing of glass fiber from a heated silica preform in the furnace, the cooling of drawn glass fiber in a dedicated fiber cooling system, the coating of polymers on the bare glass fiber, and the ultraviolet (UV) curing on the fiber coatings.
The acid electrolyte (10-25% concentration) is passed under pressure (0.3- 1.0 MPa) through a finely drawn glass tube nozzle.
It is because of this we have decided to have his coffin taken in a horse drawn glass carriage to the church."
Wenger has drawn glasses and a 'tache on his mugshot and signed it for the Willow Foundation - the charity set up by Bob Wilson to provide seriously-ill patients with special days.
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