Glazing

Glazing

Glazing is a transparent part of a wall, usually made of glass or plastic (acrylic and polycarbonate). Glazing also describes the work done by a professional "glazier".

Common types of glazing used in architectural applications include clear and tinted float glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass as well as a variety of coated glasses, all of which can be glazed singly or as double, or even triple, glazing units. Ordinary clear glass has a slight green tinge but special clear glasses are offered by several manufacturers.

Glazing can be mounted in a window sash or door stile, usually made of wood, aluminium or PVC. The glass or plastic is fixed into a rabbet (rebate) in the frame in a number of ways including triangular glazing points, putty, etc.. Toughened and laminated glass can be glazed by bolting panes directly to a metal framework by bolts passing through drilled holes.

Glazing is commonly used in low temperature solar thermal collectors because it results in an increase in the Sun's radiosity.

ee also

*fanlight
*Architectural glass
*Insulated glazing
*Noise mitigation
*Solar thermal collector
*Glazing in construction


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  • glazing — pp. Sleeping with your eyes open. Example Citation: Didn t he notice that half the room was glazing by the second session? Jokeline, Rocky Mountain News, November 22, 1996 Earliest Citation: Glazing Corporate speak for sleeping with your eyes… …   New words

  • Glazing — Glaze Glaze (gl[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glazed} (gl[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Glazing}.] [OE. glasen, glazen, fr. glas. See {Glass}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with glass. [1913 Webster] Two… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • GLAZING — n. 1 the act or an instance of glazing. 2 windows (see also double glazing). 3 material used to produce a glaze …   Useful english dictionary

  • glazing — glaz|ing [ˈgleızıŋ] n [U] glass that has been used to fill windows →↑double glazing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • glazing — glaz|ing [ gleızıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) thin flat pieces of glass in doors and windows => DOUBLE GLAZING 2. ) a GLAZE used for giving clay, leather, or paper objects a shiny surface …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • glazing — noun (U) glass that has been used to fill windows see also: double­glazing …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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