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

vitreous

/ vĭt′rē-əs /

1. Relating to or resembling glass.

Derived Forms

• ˈvitreously, adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitreous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitreous¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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