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vitreous

[ vi-tree-uhs ]

adjective

  1. of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.:

    vitreous china.

  2. of or relating to glass.
  3. obtained from or containing glass.


vitreous

/ ˈvɪtrɪəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling glass
  2. made of, derived from, or containing glass
  3. of or relating to the vitreous humour or vitreous body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


vitreous

/ vĭtrē-əs /

  1. Relating to or resembling glass.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈvitreously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • vitre·ous·ly adverb
  • vitre·ous·ness vit·re·os·i·ty [vi-tree-, os, -i-tee], noun
  • sub·vitre·ous adjective
  • sub·vitre·ous·ly adverb
  • sub·vitre·ous·ness noun
  • unvi·tre·osi·ty noun
  • un·vitre·ous adjective
  • un·vitre·ous·ly adverb
  • un·vitre·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vitreous1

1640–50; < Latin vitreus, equivalent to vitr ( um ) glass + -eus -eous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vitreous1

C17: from Latin vitreus made of glass, from vitrum glass; probably related to vidēre to see
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Example Sentences

They are transparent to translucent, with a vitreous lustre, and are of an emerald-green to blackish-green colour.

They spoke authoritatively about infusions into the vitreous humor and subsequent absorption.

This he dropped into some molten lead, but it was nearly all exhaled in smoke, and the residue was simply of a vitreous character.

And now another suggestion, based on the fact that slag is vitreous, is put forth, namely to convert it into glass.

It forms the processus falciformis, and from it is derived the vitreous humour.

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