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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