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1. (adj.) vitreous
of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, or glossiness:
vitreous china.
2. vitreous
of or pertaining to glass.
3. vitreous
obtained from or containing glass.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L vitreus=vitr(um) glass +-eus -eous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) vitreous
of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
"the vitreous chamber"
2. (adj) vitreous
relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
"vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
3. (adj) glassy, vitreous, vitrified
(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
"glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) vitreous
consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks
2. (adj) vitreous
of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity
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