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vit·re·ous 
[vi-tree-uhs] Pronunciation Key
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[vi-tree-uhs] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 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 from or containing glass. |
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vit·re·ous·ly, adverb
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| vit·re·ous
(vĭt'rē-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. The vitreous humor. [From Latin vitreus, from vitrum, glass.] vit're·os'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē), vit're·ous·ness (-əs-nĭs) n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
vitreous
vitreous
1646, from L. vitreus "of glass, glassy," from vitreum "glass," which perhaps was so called for its color (cf. vitrium "woad").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| vitreous | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber" |
| 2. | relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica" |
| 3. | (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" [syn: glassy] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| vitreous
(vĭt'rē-əs) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or resembling glass.
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The vitreous body.
vitreous vit·re·ous (vĭt'rē-əs)
adj.
- Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy.
- Of or relating to the vitreous body.
The vitreous body.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity. Vitreous body (Anat.), the vitreous humor. See the Note under Eye. Vitreous electricity (Elec.), the kind of electricity excited by rubbing glass with certain substances, as silk; positive electricity; -- opposed to resinous, or negative, electricity. Vitreous humor. (Anat.) See the Note under Eye. Vitreous sponge (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of siliceous sponges having, often fibrous, glassy spicules which are normally six-rayed; a hexactinellid sponge. See Venus's basket, under Venus.
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