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Insulating Glass: Window or door in which two panes of glass are used with a sealed air space between. Also known as Double glass.

Double Glass: Window or door in which two panes of glass are used with a sealed air space between. Also known as Insulating Glass.

Glass-Steagall Act: A popular stock characterized by high earnings growth rate and a price that rise is faster than the market average in a bull market.

Glassiness: The content of extent of glass in an igneous rock.

Glass Cockpit: Said of an aircraft's control cabin which has all-electronic, digital and computer-based, instrumentation.

Ground Glass Screen: Translucent glass sheet used for viewing and focusing the image on all large format and some reflex cameras.

Optical Glass: Is used for manufacturing lenses and prisms. It is specially manufactured to be free of defects and distortion, and to withstand heat and humidity. Each type f optical glass is classified ac . . . View Full Definition

Glass Ceiling Act Of 1991: An act meant to raise public awareness regarding the underutilization of females and minorities in certain positions within the U.S. workforce and eliminate barriers preventing advancement.

Glass Ceiling: Used to describe the invisible barrier keeping women from advancing into executive-level positions.

Claude Glass: A small convex mirror that instead of being silvered was blackened at the back. The idea was that being convex it would reduce the scene and by being blackened it would only reflect the main . . . View Full Definition