vitreous

American  

[vi-tree-uhs] / ˈvɪ tri əs /

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.

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vitreous British  

/ 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

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vitreous Scientific  

/ vĭt′rē-əs /

1. Relating to or resembling glass.

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Other Word Forms

• subvitreous adjective
• subvitreously adverb
• subvitreousness noun
• unvitreosity noun
• unvitreous adjective
• unvitreously adverb
• unvitreousness noun
• vitreosity noun
• vitreously adverb
• vitreousness noun

Etymology

Origin of vitreous

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

Example Sentences

The hydrogel, possessing high biocompatibility and optical properties akin to authentic vitreous body, enables patients to preserve their vision post-surgery.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

One approach is a surgery called a vitrectomy—not to be a confused with a vasectomy, though neither are a walk in the park—which involves scooping out the vitreous and replacing it with a saline solution.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018

So, this week I had surgery to place medicine implants in my eyes and had a vitrectomy to drain out the polluted vitreous fluid in my eyeball and replace it with a clear solution.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018

Nonmetallic minerals may be shiny, although their vitreous shine is different from metallic luster.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

That’s called vitreous fluid, I thought with clarity.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini