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blank
A piece of glass, quartz or other transparent material formed roughly by molding or cutting into the approximate shape and size of the finished part.
button
A piece of glass with a high refractive index that is fused to the major blank.
cord
A threadlike inclusion within a blank of optical glass. Rarely found in quality optical materials.
countersink
The concave portion of a surface, formed on a blank, on which the disk of higher refractive glass will be fused to form a multifocal spectacle lens.
disc
A piece of glass that eventually becomes the bifocal segment as it appears prior to being fused to the blank.
flat blank
A piece of glass having a crude plano surface on each side.
glass
A noncrystalline, inorganic mixture of various metallic oxides fused by heating with glassifiers such as silica, or boric or phosphoric oxides. Common window or bottle glass is a mixture of soda,...
heavy seeds
A condition in which the solid inclusions within a glass blank are very numerous, such as 25 or more to the square inch.
lens blank
A lens blank is a piece of optical material in a raw, unfinished state, typically in the form of a disk or block, from which lenses are eventually fabricated. Lens blanks are made from various...
lens molding
The production of rough glass lens blanks that are pressed while red-hot to the approximate size and shape of the finished lens, ready for fine grinding and polishing. Large companies often do their...
major
A blank to which a piece of glass of a different refractive index will be fused to form a multifocal lens.
mirror blank
A mirror blank refers to the initial piece of material from which a mirror is made. It is typically a flat or slightly curved piece of glass or other substrate that serves as the starting point for...
mirror substrate
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mirror blank
A mirror blank refers to the initial piece of material from which a mirror is made. It is typically a flat or slightly curved piece of glass or other substrate that serves as the starting point for...
molded blank
A blank whose basic surface curves are attained by heating and forming a given weight of raw glass; a rough glass blank resembling the finished lens in size and shape. After molding, a precision lens...
optical glass
Optical glass refers to a type of glass specifically engineered and manufactured for use in optical components and systems, such as lenses, prisms, mirrors, and filters. Optical glass is...
pressing
A blank having basic surface curves attained by forming heat-softened glass that is pressed in a mold.
pyrex
Trade name for a type of borosilicate glass manufactured by Corning Glass Works, noted for its low coefficient of thermal expansion. Used most often for mirror blanks; not suitable for light...
repressing
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molded blank
A blank whose basic surface curves are attained by heating and forming a given weight of raw glass; a rough glass blank resembling the finished lens in size and shape. After molding, a precision lens...
scattered seeds
A term used to denote the condition of a few easily visible coarse inclusions within a blank of glass.
segment
In multifocal spectacles, a term used to denote glass with a high refractive index that has been fused to the blank and ground to a curvature, resulting in added power.
semifinished blank
A formed piece of glass, one surface of which has been ground and polished to the required curvatures.
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