01 a. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Vitreous body —
the vitreous humor. See the Note under Eye.
Vitreous electricity —
the kind of electricity excited by rubbing glass with certain substances, as silk; positive electricity; -- opposed to resinous, or negative, electricity.
Vitreous humor —
See the Note under Eye.
Vitreous sponge —
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.