noun Download 🔗Share (by elision) The vitreous humor. Examples : "The doctor examined the patient's vitreous for signs of floaters. " anatomy organ Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of or resembling glass; glassy. Examples : "The artist admired the vase's vitreous surface, reflecting the light like polished glass. " material substance appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye. Examples : "The doctor examined the patient's vitreous fluid to look for signs of bleeding in the eye. " medicine anatomy organ body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface. Examples : "The new kitchen tiles are vitreous, so they're easy to clean and won't absorb spills. " material appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal. Examples : "The lava, cooled quickly, formed a black, vitreous rock, smooth and shiny but not perfectly crystalline like a diamond. " material substance physics science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Positive (of electric charge). Examples : "The static electricity from the rubbed balloon gave the dust particles a vitreous charge. " physics electric energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading