American English pronunciation
How to pronounce vitreous
IPA transcription: ['vɪtɹiəs]
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Adjective
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of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
“the vitreous chamber”
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relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
“vitreous rocks”
“vitreous silica”
Adjective
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(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”
Usage examples
- The salt cellar is made of ivory, rolled gold, and vitreous enamel.
- It occurs as translucent, vitreous white to grey to yellow monoclinic prismatic crystals.
- Decorative vitreous enamel panels were added to the platforms.
- Its luster is vitreous and its streak is white.