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adjective
- 1. like glass in appearance or physical properties: "a coarse-grained rock with much grey vitreous quartz"
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The meaning of VITREOUS is resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy. How to use vitreous in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈvɪt.ri.əs / us / ˈvɪt.ri.əs / Add to word list. made of or similar to glass: vitreous china / enamel. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Glass. blower. blowpipe. bulletproof glass. cut glass. fibreglass. frosted. glassware. glazed. glazier. glazing. prismatic. punty. Pyrex. reglaze. unglazed. vitrification. vitrify.
Vitreous definition: of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.. See examples of VITREOUS used in a sentence.
made of or similar to glass: vitreous china / enamel. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Glass. blower. blowpipe. bulletproof glass. cut glass. fiberglass. frosted. glassware. glazed. glazier. glazing. prismatic. punty. Pyrex. reglaze. unglazed. vitrification. vitrify. See more results »
1. a. of, having the nature of, or like glass; glassy. b. derived from or made of glass. 2. of the vitreous humor.
Something that has the characteristics of glass — hard, brittle, glossy, possibly transparent — can be said to be vitreous, or glasslike. A vitreous surface works well for a kitchen counter.
1. (Elements & Compounds) of, relating to, or resembling glass. 2. (Elements & Compounds) made of, derived from, or containing glass. 3. (Anatomy) of or relating to the vitreous humour or vitreous body. [C17: from Latin vitreus made of glass, from vitrum glass; probably related to vidēre to see] ˈvitreously adv.
