Definitions for vitreousˈvɪ tri əs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vit•re•ousˈvɪ tri əs(adj.)
of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, or glossiness:
vitreous china.
of or pertaining to glass.
obtained from or containing glass.
Origin of vitreous:
1640–50; < L vitreus=vitr(um) glass +-eus -eous
vit′re•ous•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
vitreous(adj)
of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
"the vitreous chamber"
vitreous(adj)
relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
"vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
glassy, vitreous, vitrified(adj)
(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"
Wiktionary
vitreous(Noun)
The vitreous humor.
vitreous(Adjective)
Of, or resembling glass; glassy
vitreous(Adjective)
Of, or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye
vitreous(Adjective)
having a shiny nonporous surface
vitreous(Adjective)
Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal
vitreous(Adjective)
positive (of electric charge)
Origin: From vitreus, from vitrum.
Webster Dictionary
Vitreous(adj)
consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks
Vitreous(adj)
of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity
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