Nowadays, " amorphous solid " is considered to be the overarching concept, and " glass " the more special case: A glass is an amorphous solid that transforms into a liquid upon heating through the glass transition.

In her article for Atlantic Monthly about Skull and Bones, Alexandra Robbins alleges that the gravestone of Elihu Yale was stolen years ago from its proper setting in Wrexham, and is displayed in a glass case, in a room with purple walls, which belongs to a building called the Tomb of the Skull and Bones at Yale University.

If shots are taken out of sequence, as is often the case, he will be alert to make sure that that beer glass is in the appropriate state.

Note that this statement is only true when the refractive indices of both materials are real numbers, as is the case for materials like air and glass.

The Nostell example, in the billiards room of this fine stately home, has a Victorian outer case, which has been thoughtfully provided with small glass windows on each side of the movement so that the wooden workings may be inspected.

A safety glass mirror is made by adhering a special protective film to the back surface of a silver glass mirror, which prevents injuries in case the mirror is broken.

When his lawyer pointed out an error in the wording of the act which seemed to limit its application to cases of the destruction of objects worth no more than five pounds, he was convicted instead of the destruction of the glass case in which the vase had sat.

The term is typically employed when there is a sculpted panel or other decorative element in this space, or when the space between the windows is filled with opaque or translucent glass, in this case called spandrel glass.

The time traveler then wanders around the ruined city until he finds a museum, where preserved in a glass case is his time machine, which had been put there after it had appeared in A. D. 502, 101.

He showed up wearing a glass case on his chest, which contained a brassiere.

In the case of glass plugs, the joint contact is always a rubber O-ring but they are still prone to shattering.

* As a decoration-either due to the ornate nature of the device, or ( in the case of a glass follower ) through light dispersion or colouration

Domesday Book was eventually placed in the Public Record Office, London ; it can be now seen in a glass case in the museum at The National Archives in Kew, which is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London.

The picture is currently kept under strict, climate-controlled conditions in its bulletproof glass case.

Earlier, on 24 September 1983, Goiko achieved notoriety for an infamous tackle on Diego Maradona in a league match at the Camp Nou, ferociously tackling the Argentine from behind and leaving him severely injured, and reportedly later keeping " the boot he had used to destroy ...( Maradona ’ s ) ankle ligaments " at home in a glass case.

According to many reports, McDaniel's Oscar was displayed in a glass case in the University's Drama Department.

In the case of Millgrove, the community's major manufacturer ( a glass factory ) closed.

It consisted of a specialised glass case with original objects and a bronze sculpture of a girl, a direct descendant of a child rescued by Sir Nicholas Winton, who unveiled the work.

Replicas of two earlier Davids by Donatello's David and Verrocchio's David, are also included, although for conservation reasons the Verrocchio replica is displayed in a glass case.

A glass case in the foyer displays the Orfeó Català's banner, which bears its crest embroidered on fabric in the modernisme style.

The building trades and the ag classes of Unionville High school were provided with Continental Airlines coveralls in case of broken glass and other things and they were sent up there to clean up the mess.

He executed stained glass windows in Bologna, the best of which is a circular window, in the church of San Giovanni in Monte, representing St. John in Patmos.

Stained glass windows in the Great Watching Chamber.

In the Star Chamber Coventry was one of John Lilburne's judges in 1637, but he generally showed conspicuous moderation, inclining to leniency in the cases of Richard Chambers in 1629 for seditious speeches, and of Henry Sherfield in 1632 for breaking painted glass in a church.

* Emile Toussaint and Louis Marchal complete the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Meurthe-et-Moselle in Nancy, which is officially inaugurated on November 8, and features ironwork by Louis Majorelle and stained glass by Jacques Gruber.

Image: vshECchandelier. JPG | Electrified gaslight chandelier, ormolu, bronze, and glass, c. 1858, by Cornelius and Baker, Executive Chamber, the Vermont State House, Montpelier, Vermont

Styles, Christian Cage, and Tomko, a stable known as Christian's Coalition, in a Doomsday Chamber of Blood match after Styles was slammed into a pile of broken glass and pinned by Abyss.

It thus houses the Memorial Chamber, a vaulted 7. 3 m by 7. 3 m ( 24 ft by 24 ft ) room directly above the porte-cochere, with stained glass windows and various other features illustrating Canada's war record, such as the brass plates made from spent shell casings found on battlefields that were inlaid into the floor, and bore the name of each of Canada's major conflicts during the First World War.

A new restoration has been planned for years, because since 1968 ( except for adding the Hillebrandt building ) only minor adaptations have been performed, such as the 1988 creation of the Treasure Chamber, the 1995 replacement of glass in the arcades of the solemn staircase, and the 1996-97 complete repair of the roof.

The later phase ( Villanovan II ) saw radical changes, evidence of contact with Hellenic civilization and trade with the north along the Amber Road: glass and amber necklaces on women, bronze armor and horse harness fittings, and the development of elite graves in contrast to the earlier egalitarian culture Chamber tombs and inhumation practices were developed side-by-side with the earlier cremation practices.

The state seal is displayed in stained glass in the ceilings of both the Wyoming's House of Representatives Chamber and the Wyoming Senate Chamber in the state capital.

One of the best examples is the Commerce Bank Building with its expansive glass dome, which soars three floors above the marble floors and the black granite tellers ' counter.

In 1972, three other buildings were erected, thus creating the Commerce Court complex: glass and stainless steel glass curtain wall international Style Commerce Court West designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ( the tallest building in the complex, at 57 storeys, and the tallest building in Canada from 1972 – 1976 ), Originally, Commerce Court West 57 was an observation floor.

Commerce Court East ( 1972: 13 storeys ) and Commerce Court South ( 5 storeys ) are glass and applied masonry structures by Zeidler Partnership Architects in 1972.

The glass facade will give the twin towers a futuristic image in line with the nearby International Commerce Centre.

Soda glass is hygroscopic and forms a partially conductive coating on its surface, which holds the charge.

At the other end of the bellows, the rear standard is a frame which holds a ground glass, used for focusing and composing the image before exposure, which is replaced by a holder containing the light-sensitive film, plate, or image sensor for exposure.

The 14th century chancel probably replaced an apse ; the windows are of 14th century design apart from the east window which holds Victorian stained glass.

It also has the distinctive lump of glass left by the " pontil " rod, which holds the glass as it is spun out.

The first, unveiled on 12 April 1998, consists of photos of the two behind a pyramid-shaped display that holds a wine glass still smudged with lipstick from Diana's last dinner as well as a ring Dodi purchased the day before they died .< ref >

The Chapel of Sf Anthony of Padua holds a Baroque altar made of polychrome marble and a glass window of the 17th century.

Today, Murano is home to the Museo del Vetro or Murano Glass Museum in the Palazzo Giustinian, which holds displays on the history of glassmaking as well as glass samples ranging from Egyptian times through the present day.

Since the hospital closed its doors, a popular local legend holds that a stained glass dome in the Hall Rotunda was salvaged from the Temple of Music at Buffalo's Pan-American Exposition.

The first, unveiled on 12 April 1998, consists of photographs of the two behind a pyramid-shaped display that holds a wine glass smudged with lipstick from Diana's last dinner as well as what is described as an engagement ring Dodi purchased the day before they died.

The other surface is shaped by the container that holds the molten glass acting as a mould.

The " Pooped Pirate " here holds a treasure map in his lap and a magnifying glass in one hand.

The resulting expelled juice may be further treated by enzymatic and centrifugal clarification to remove the starch and pectin, which holds fine particulate in suspension, and then pasteurized for packaging in glass, metal or aseptic processing system containers, or further treated by dehydration processes to a concentrate.

It holds up better than glass ionomer, but not as well as composite resin, and is not recommended for biting surfaces of adult teeth.

In the mid 1990s, in the study of non-equilibrium dynamics of spin glass models, a generalization of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem was discovered that holds for asymptotic non-stationary states, where the temperature appearing in the equilibrium relation is substituted by an effective temperature with a non-trivial dependence on the time scales.

The museum also holds a fine collection of arms and armour, featuring both European and Oriental objects, as well as displays of gold boxes, miniatures, sculpture and medieval and Renaissance works of art such as maiolica, glass, bronzes and Limoges enamels.

The museum holds much of sculptor Elie Nadelman ’ s legendary American folk art collection, including furniture and household accessories such as lamps, candlesticks, textiles, glass, and ceramic objects, as well as paintings, toys, weathervanes, sculptural woodcarvings, and chalkware.

A widespread urban legend holds that snus and other forms of smokeless tobacco contain fragments or particles of glass as an aid to absorbing nicotine into the user's blood.

In the American vernacular, a forty-ounce or simply forty is a glass bottle that holds 40 fluid ounces ( 1. 18 litres ) of malt liquor.

This holds with few exceptions, such as glass, reflective liquids, polished or smooth metals, glossy objects, and objects that themselves emit light: the Sun, lamps, and computer screens ( which, however, emit diffuse light ).

The Henry also holds a James Turrell skyspace, Light Reign, which is illuminated at night by color-shifting LEDs behind frosted glass.

" The Truman Capotes may hold up a tolerably clear glass to nature ," he wrote, " but Wolfe holds up a fun-house mirror, and I for one don't give a hoot whether he calls the reflection fact or fiction.

As well as paintings, the museum holds collections of glass, silverware and furniture – including two pieces by the Victorian reformist architect and designer William Burges.

The Gallery also holds a substantial collection of furniture, textiles, ceramics and glass by Morris ' followers in the Arts and Crafts Movement, which flourished from the 1880s to the 1920s.