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Summary
glass is a non-classical state of matter[1]. glass draws 13,772 Wikipedia views per month (non classical state of matter category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: product category[3]
- Subclass of: amorphous solid[4], solid[5], material[6], building material[7]
- Part of: window[8]
- Has use: building material[9], optical materials[10]
- Commons category: Glass[11]
- Has part(s): silicon dioxide[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Glass[13]
- Commons gallery: Glass[14]
- Described at URL: https://hedendaagsesieraden.nl/2023/11/18/glas/[15]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], hedendaagsesieraden.nl[22], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[23], The New Student's Reference Work[24], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[25], Grove Art Online[26], Pauly–Wissowa[27]
- Has characteristic: transparency[28], brittleness[29], frangibility[30]
- Different from: Glas[31], Glass[32], crystal[33]
- History of topic: history of glass[34]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000480[35]
- Practiced by: materials science[36]
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Influence
Things named for glass include Emerald Buddha[37], a statue[38], in Thailand[39], founded in 1500[40]; Liquidmetal[41], a trademark[42]; and Glassport[43], a borough of Pennsylvania[44], in United States[45], founded in 1902[46].
Why It Matters
glass has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] glass is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for glass include Emerald Buddha[37], a statue[38], in Thailand[39], founded in 1500[40]; Liquidmetal[41], a trademark[42]; and Glassport[43], a borough of Pennsylvania[44], in United States[45], founded in 1902[46].