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Aberration
noun · 78% connection
The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of su…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Actinology
noun · 78% connection
The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Allomorph
noun · 78% connection
Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Astigmatism
noun · 78% connection
A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point, thu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Bopeep
noun · 78% connection
The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of looking out and dr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Catadioptrical
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Crystal
noun · 78% connection
A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass, and often cut into ornamental forms. See Flint…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Dipleidoscope
noun · 78% connection
An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Fluorescence
noun · 78% connection
That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different in color fr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Foil
noun · 78% connection
A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Iconolatry
noun · 78% connection
The worship of images as symbols; -- distinguished from idolatry, the worship of images themselves.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Image
noun · 78% connection
The figure or picture of any object formed at the focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the several points of the object sy…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Imagery
noun · 78% connection
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Introspection
noun · 78% connection
A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Lens
noun · 78% connection
A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Looking
adjective · 78% connection
Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Marble
noun · 78% connection
A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
Polished
adjective · 78% connection
Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: looking-glass, speculum, glass, polished, substance.
