glass sphere

collocation in English

meaningsofglassandsphere

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glass
noun
uk
/ɡlɑːs/us
/ɡlæs/
a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and ...
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sphere
noun[C]
uk
/sfɪər/us
/sfɪr/
an object shaped like a ...
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(Definition ofglassandspherefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofglass sphere

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The top funnel is filled with 8 in. glass spheres.
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As its successor, the clock is being replaced with an iconicglasssphere(283 feet in circumference), as a part of the mall's $100 million redevelopment project.
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Artificial oviposition substrates were thus constructed with glass spheres in order to test the behavioural activity of grapevine berry extracts.
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The unevenness in the packing of the glass spheres cannot really be eliminated completely.
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An experimental investigation of the explosions of 2 in. diameter glass spheres under high internal pressure has been made.
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Ideally, in analogy with the explosion case, the external pressure should be reasonably close to the crushing pressure of theglasssphere.
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The later implosion times are probably the result of a slower breaking process because of the smaller pressure differential across theglasssphere.
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Theglassspherehas shattered though it still maintains a spherical shape and the sphere interior is completely masked by the glass fragments.
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The unsatisfactory nature of the shattering process was felt to be largely due to insufficient external pressure on theglasssphere.
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A portion of the 4 in. pipe which initially held theglasssphereappears at the top of each picture.
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Often used by monks to assist in illuminating manuscripts, these were primitive plano-convex lenses initially made by cutting aglassspherein half.
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Eachglassspherewill contain 31 photomultiplier tubes and will be connected to shore via a high-bandwidth optical network.
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This model is often called the optical model since it resembles the case of light scattered by an opaqueglasssphere.
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Beneath each light bulb, a four-armed bracket holds a blue or greenglassspherethat diffuses the light and casts color onto the white floor.
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The skyscraper includes aglasssphereat the very top.
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This will include the replacement of the clock tower with an iconicglasssphere283 feet in circumference, as well as the current skylights being replaced with modern clerestory windows.
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The glass spheres (without stems) weighed from 15 to 18g each and had a nominal wall thickness from about 0.030 to 0.040in.
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Knowing that the size of raindrops did not appear to affect the observed rainbow, he experimented with passing rays of light through a largeglassspherefilled with water.
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