Definitions for optical glass

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

op′tical glass′(n.)

  1. high-quality, homogeneous, color-free glass, as flint or crown glass, having specified refractive properties, used in lenses and other components of optical systems.

    Category: Optics

Origin of optical glass:

1740–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. optical glass(noun)

    clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses


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