Artificial
(a.) Made or contrived by art |
Artificial
(a.) Feigned |
Artificial
(a.) Artful |
Artificial
(a.) Cultivated |
Claude Lorraine glass
() A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape. |
Egg-glass
(n.) A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs |
Extra-ocular
(a.) Inserted exterior to the eyes |
Flint glass
() A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power |
Glass
(v. t.) A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament. |
Glass
(v. t.) Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance, and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion. |
Glass
(v. t.) Anything made of glass. |
Glass
(v. t.) A looking-glass |
Glass
(v. t.) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time |
Glass
(v. t.) A drinking vessel |
Glass
(v. t.) An optical glass |
Glass
(v. t.) A weatherglass |
Glass
(v. t.) To reflect, as in a mirror |
Glass
(v. t.) To case in glass. |
Glass
(v. t.) To cover or furnish with glass |
Glass
(v. t.) To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher. |
Glass-crab
(n.) The larval state (Phyllosoma) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines, thinness, and transparency. See Phyllosoma. |
Glass-faced
(a.) Mirror-faced |
Glass-gazing
(a.) Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror |
Glass maker
(n.) Alt. of Glassmaker |
Glass-rope
(n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
Glass-snail
(n.) A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina. |
Glass-snake
(n.) A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States |
Glass-sponge
(n.) A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera |
Lady's looking-glass
() See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus. |
Looking-glass
(n.) A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver. |
Millefiore glass
() Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass |
Muscovy glass
() Mica |
Nine-eyes
(n.) The lamprey. |
Ocular
(a.) Depending on, or perceived by, the eye |
Ocular
(a.) Of or pertaining to the eye |
Ocular
(n.) The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope. |
Prosthetic
(a.) Of or pertaining to prosthesis |
Water glass
() See Soluble glass, under Glass. |
| artificial respiration | an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially |
artificial insemination
AI | the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse |
glass lizard
glass snake
joint snake | snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail |
| glass sponge | a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae |
alcohol thermometer
alcohol-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature |
| artificial flower | a handmade imitation of a blossom |
| artificial heart | a pump that replaces the natural heart |
artificial horizon
gyro horizon
flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
| artificial joint | a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) |
artificial kidney
hemodialyzer | a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body |
| artificial skin | a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims |
| beer glass | a relatively large glass for serving beer |
bell jar
bell glass | a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases |
| cheval glass | a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted |
clinical thermometer
mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer | a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body, graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature |
cover glass
cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
crystal
watch crystal
watch glass | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
| cut glass | glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets |
eyepiece
ocular | combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments |
field glass
glass spyglass | a small refracting telescope |
flute flute glass
champagne flute | a tall narrow wineglass |
food additive
artificial additive | an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life |
glass
drinking glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking |
| glass | glassware collectively, She collected old glass |
| glass cutter | a tool for cutting glass |
| glass eye | prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass |
hand glass
simple microscope
magnifying glass | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image, the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in |
| hand glass hand mirror | a mirror intended to be held in the hand |
| highball glass | a tall glass for serving highballs |
Jarvik heart
Jarvik artificial heart | a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success |
| jeweler's glass | an optical instrument used by jewelers, has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen |
| liqueur glass | a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner) |
looking glass
glass | a mirror, usually a ladies' dressing mirror |
mercury thermometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit, mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube |
c methamphetamine
methamphetamine hydrochloride
Methedrine
meth
deoxyephedrine
chalk chicken feed
crank glass ice shabu
trash | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride, used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant |
objective
objective lens
object lens
object glass | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed |
optical fiber
glass fiber
optical fibre
glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
pacemaker
artificial pacemaker | an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker |
pane
pane of glass
window glass | sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors |
| parfait glass | a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served |
pier glass
pier mirror | a large mirror between two windows |
plate glass
sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
prosthesis
prosthetic device | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body |
reservoir artificial lake
man-made lake | lake used to store water for community use |
satellite
artificial satellite
orbiter | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon |
shot glass
jigger
pony | a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey |
snifter
brandy snifter
brandy glass | a globular glass with a small top, used for serving brandy |
| stained-glass window | a window made of stained glass |
| Venetian glass | fine glassware made near Venice |
| watch glass | laboratory glassware, a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker |