vitreous
UK /ˈvɪtriəs/ US /ˈvɪtriəs/
adj 5noun 1
Definitions
adj
1
Of or resembling glass; glassy.
Pressing his fingertips against the rippled, vitreous surface, he had the odd sensation that were he to apply sufficient pressure the glass would give way like a permeable membrane, and he would be able to pass right through it, but when he pushed harder, the surface remained cold and unyielding.
2
Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
3
Having a shiny nonporous surface.
4
Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.
5
With a glass-like texture, often referring to volcanic rocks that cooled too quickly for crystals to form.
noun
1
The vitreous humor.
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