Vitreous
11vitreous — adj. 1 of, or of the nature of, glass. 2 like glass in hardness, brittleness, transparency, structure, etc. (vitreous enamel). Phrases and idioms: vitreous humour (or body) Anat. a transparent jelly like tissue filling the eyeball. Derivatives:… …
12vitreous — vitreously, adv. vitreousness, vitreosity /vi tree os i tee/, n. /vi tree euhs/, adj. 1. of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china. 2. of or pertaining to glass. 3. obtained… …
13vitreous — [17] Latin vitrum meant ‘glass’ (it may be the same word as vitrum ‘woad, plant producing blue dye’, the link being the bluishgreen colour of glass, and it might even be distantly related to English woad itself). From it was derived vitreus… …
14vitreous — [[t]vɪ̱triəs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Vitreous means made of glass or resembling glass. [TECHNICAL] …
15vitreous — vit•re•ous [[t]ˈvɪ tri əs[/t]] adj. 1) of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, or glossiness: vitreous china[/ex] 2) of or pertaining to glass 3) obtained from or containing glass • Etymology: 1640–50;… …
16vitreous — /ˈvɪtriəs / (say vitreeuhs) adjective 1. of the nature of glass; resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, etc.; glassy: vitreous china. 2. of or relating to glass. 3. obtained from glass. {Latin vitreus, from vitrum glass}… …
17vitreous — [17] Latin vitrum meant ‘glass’ (it may be the same word as vitrum ‘woad, plant producing blue dye’, the link being the bluishgreen colour of glass, and it might even be distantly related to English woad itself). From it was derived vitreus… …
18Vitreous body — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… …
19Vitreous electricity — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… …
20Vitreous humor — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… …
