VITREOUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does vitreous mean?
• VITREOUS (adjective)
The adjective VITREOUS has 3 senses:
1. of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
2. relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
3. (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
Familiarity information: VITREOUS used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• VITREOUS (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
the vitreous chamber
Pertainym:
vitreous humor (the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball)
Meaning:
Relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context examples:
vitreous rocks / vitreous silica
Pertainym:
glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)
Meaning:
(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
Synonyms:
vitrified; glassy; vitreous
Context examples:
glazed pottery / glassy porcelain / hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures
Similar:
glazed; shiny (having a shiny surface or coating)
Domain category:
ceramics (the art of making and decorating pottery)
