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prism collapse: optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image; a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms

glass collapse: a container for holding liquids while drinking; glassware collectively; "She collected old glass"; the quantity a glass will hold; a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure; put in a glass container; enclose with glass; "glass in a porch"; scan (game in the forest) with binoculars; furnish with glass; "glass the windows"

ocular collapse: able to be seen; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image"; relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"; of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"

meniscus collapse: (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube; (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other; (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint

strand collapse: line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable; a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"; a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels; a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)

clapboard collapse: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below; cover with clapboards

glyph collapse: glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief

suture collapse: thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together; a seam used in surgery; an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull); join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"

tendril collapse: slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

camera collapse: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

cobweb collapse: a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web; filaments from a web that was spun by a spider; a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

bas relief collapse: a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut

windowpane collapse: very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America; a pane of glass in a window; "the ball shattered the window"

showcase collapse: a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; "it was a showcase for democracy in Africa"

flagellum collapse: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)

china collapse: high quality porcelain originally made only in China; a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

cameo collapse: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

cirrus collapse: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile; a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles); usually coiled

filter collapse: device that removes something from whatever passes through it; an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it; remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

hyaline collapse: a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions; resembling glass in transparency or translucency; "the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline"-Sacheverell Sitwell

medallion collapse: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal"; any of various large ancient Greek coins

intaglio collapse: glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

fiber collapse: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth; a slender and greatly elongated solid substance

glassy collapse: (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; "empty eyes"; "a glassy stare"; "his eyes were glazed over with boredom"; (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"; resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water"- Willa Cather

telescope collapse: a magnifier of images of distant objects; make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play"; crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"

plating collapse: the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis); a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

asphalt collapse: a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons; mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing; cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"

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