fused quartz

noun

1. glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fused quartz¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

One advantage for our company, Heraeus, was that the fused quartz we manufactured was known to have the highest purity, making it resistant to any radiation ionization that would make normal glass darken while aging in outer space.

From Scientific American

Lucky strike … A fulgurite of fused quartz, collected in Florida.

From The Guardian

His most recent work was done with a potassium cell with walls of fused quartz, perfected after many trial attempts.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally launched in 2004, it carried four gyroscopes--made up of fused quartz balls coated with superconducting niobium that rotated up to 5,000 times per minute.

From Scientific American

It is made of fused quartz which is resistant to the influence of temperature change and to the earth’s magnetism.

From Project Gutenberg