vitreous Synonyms

vitreous Meaning

Wordnet

vitreous (a)

of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye

relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass

Wordnet

vitreous (s)

(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it

Webster

vitreous (a.)

Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.

Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity.

FAQs About the word vitreous

of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye, relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass, (of ceramics) having the surface

translucent, diaphanous, semitransparent,glassy, sheer, transparentized, crystal, uncolored, pellucid, crystalline

cloudy, glazed, dark, colored, cloudy, opaque, colored, dark, glazed,opaque

The vitreous humor, a clear gel, fills the majority of the eye.

Vitreous enamel is a hard, glossy coating applied to metal objects.

The vitreous body is the transparent part of the eye behind the lens.

The vitreous membrane is a thin, transparent layer that lines the surface of the vitreous humor.