vitreous

Meanings

Plural: vitreouses

Adjective

of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
- "the vitreous chamber"
relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
- "vitreous rocks"
- "vitreous silica"

Adjective Satellite

(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
- "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"

Adj

Of or resembling glass; glassy.
Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
Having a shiny nonporous surface.
Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.
Positive (of electric charge).

Noun

The vitreous humor.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French vitreux, from Latin vitreus (“glassy, transparent”), from vitrum (“glass”).
The terms vitreous (positive) and resinous (negative) electricity were coined in 1733 by Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, who studied the different behaviour of glass and resin when rubbed with silk and fur, respectively.

Synonyms

glassy, vitrified

Antonyms

resinous

Scrabble Score: 11

vitreous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vitreous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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