RUPERT'S DROP
\ɹˈuːpəts dɹˈɒp], \ɹˈuːpəts dɹˈɒp], \ɹ_ˈuː_p_ə_t_s d_ɹ_ˈɒ_p]\
Definitions of RUPERT'S DROP
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear.
By Oddity Software
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A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear.
By Noah Webster.
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