Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optical glass

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
op-ti-cal -glass
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A class of glass used to create optical lenses, such as that for spectacles or spyglasses

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From optical + glass from being the type of glass used for optics.

Usage

Inflected Forms

optical glasses (plural)

Phrases

organic glass

Frequently Paired Words

organic glass

Questions

What does optical glass mean?
A class of glass used to create optical lenses, such as that for spectacles or spyglasses
Where does optical glass come from?
From optical + glass from being the type of glass used for optics.

How to pronounce optical glass

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