Vitreous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as,
        vitreous electricity.
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     {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} (Zool.), 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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vitreous
       adj 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}, {vitrified}]