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comparative more vitreous, superlative most vitreous
Of or resembling glass; glassy. quotations examples
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.
2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 287
Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye. examples
(of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface. examples
(chemistry) Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal. examples
(physics, dated) Positive (of electric charge). examples
usually uncountable, plural vitreouses
(by elision) The vitreous humor. examples