ground glass
Opaque etched surface
Ground glass is glass whose surface has been abraded to make it translucent rather than transparent, producing a frosted appearance that diffuses light.
It serves as a focusing screen in cameras and as a frosted finish for windows or lampshades.
In a darker sense, ground glass—meaning glass crushed to powder—appears in stories as a poison or sabotage agent, though its actual danger is debated.
Covered with icy film
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- sandblastedScoured with high-speed particles
- etchedCarved into a surface
diffused · granular · abrasive · grit · pebbled · scratched · rough · uneven
Spreading of illumination
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- translucencyPermitting diffused light passage
- lamp shadeDecorative light diffuser
- privacy screenDisplay confidentiality guard
shower door · soft lighting · glare reduction · luminaire · softbox · partition · filtered light
X-ray-based internal imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- alveolitisInflamed lung air sacs
- pneumonitisLung tissue inflammation
pneumonia · COVID-19 · viral pneumonia · pulmonary edema · sarcoidosis · crazy paving · consolidation
Silicon dioxide compound
- inhalationTaking breath in
- lung damageHarm to breathing organs
- industrial hazardWork-related safety risk
- safety gogglesEye shields for hazards
dust mask · toxic · fiberglass
frosted
Covered with icy film
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- sandblastedScoured with high-speed particles
etched · diffused · granular · abrasive · grit · pebbled · scratched · rough · uneven · satin finish
light diffusion
Spreading of illumination
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- translucencyPermitting diffused light passage
- lamp shadeDecorative light diffuser
privacy screen · shower door · soft lighting · glare reduction · luminaire · softbox · partition · filtered light
computed tomography
X-ray-based internal imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- alveolitisInflamed lung air sacs
pneumonitis · pneumonia · COVID-19 · viral pneumonia · pulmonary edema · sarcoidosis · crazy paving · consolidation
silica
Silicon dioxide compound
- inhalationTaking breath in
- lung damageHarm to breathing organs
- industrial hazardWork-related safety risk
- Radiology Signshoneycombing, crazy paving, sunburst pattern
- translucentrice paper, wax paper, tracing paper, sheer fabric, organza
- radiology findingsconsolidation, opacity, nodule, calcification, effusion
- imaging findingsanechoic, hyperdense, hypodense, radiolucent, radiopaque
- large formatview camera, 8x10, bellows, movements, rise
- viewfindersrangefinder, pentaprism, eyepiece, eyecup, live view
ground glassclear glass
Transparent silica sheet
transparent glass · plate glass · window glass · crystal · sheet glass
glass, ground, background, glasses, underground, grounds, glassy, grounded, groundwork