glass block

Thick translucent brick

Glass block is a translucent building unit made of thick molded glass, typically square and hollow.

Glass blocks allow light to pass through while obscuring visibility, making them popular for bathroom windows, shower walls, and decorative partitions: The basement had a row of glass blocks along the top of the wall.

Also called glass brick.

Related

light · privacy · privacy screen · bathroom · wall · frosted · ice cube · square · architectural · art deco · diffused · retro · basement · shower · partition · wavy · textured · masonry

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Opposites
transparency/visibility

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Glass in a frame

clear glass · plate glass · picture window · frosted glass · observation window

material composition

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Molded masite building unit

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light transmission

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Rigid masonry partition

brick wall

Family

glass, block, glasses, glassy, glassware, glasslike, blocks, blocked, blocking

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G