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Meaning of
'vitreous'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Vitreous
[
a.
]
- Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.
- Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity.
Meaning of 'vitreous' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
vitreous
[
a
]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
Example in sentence:
the vitreous chamber
Meaning (2):
- relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
Example in sentence:
vitreous rocks;
vitreous silica
3 .
vitreous
[
s
]
Meaning (3):
- (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
Example in sentence:
glassy porcelain;
glazed pottery;
hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures
Nearby Words:
vitaille
vital
vitalic
vitalism
vitalist
vitalistic
vitality
vitalization
vitalize
vitalized
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