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'''Leaded glass''' may refer to:
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*[[Lead glass]], potassium silicate glass which has been impregnated with a small amount of lead oxide in its fabrication
The term '''leaded glass''' either refers to:
* Lead [[came glasswork]], glass panels made by combining multiple small pieces of glass, which may be stained, textured or beveled, with cames or copper foil
** [[Leadlight]] or leaded lights, decorative windows made of small sections of glass supported in lead cames
*[[Flint glass]], an optical glass that has relatively high refractive index and low Abbe number


* glass containing [[lead oxide]], which increases its [[density]] and enhances its [[refraction]] and [[dispersion]] of light. Or, having lead added as an impediment to the transmission of [[radiation]], as used in aircraft used in testing [[nuclear weapons]].
* glass panels made by combining multiple small pieces glass, which may be stained, textured or beveled, with [[came]]s.


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[[Category:Glass compositions]]

Latest revision as of 15:21, 3 October 2023

Leaded glass may refer to:

  • Lead glass, potassium silicate glass which has been impregnated with a small amount of lead oxide in its fabrication
  • Lead came glasswork, glass panels made by combining multiple small pieces of glass, which may be stained, textured or beveled, with cames or copper foil
    • Leadlight or leaded lights, decorative windows made of small sections of glass supported in lead cames
  • Flint glass, an optical glass that has relatively high refractive index and low Abbe number