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vitreous 音標拼音: [v'ɪtriəs] a. 玻璃的,玻璃似的,玻璃質的 玻璃的,玻璃似的,玻璃質的 vitreous adj 1: of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; " the vitreous chamber" 2: relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; " vitreous rocks"; " vitreous silica" 3: ( of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; " glazed pottery"; " glassy porcelain"; " hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" [ synonym: { glassy}, { vitreous}, { vitrified}] Vitreous \ Vit" re* ous\, a. [ L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see ( see { Vision}). Cf. { Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity. [ 1913 Webster] { Vitreous body} ( Anat.), the vitreous humor. See the Note under { Eye}. { Vitreous electricity} ( Elec.), the kind of electricity excited by rubbing glass with certain substances, as silk; positive electricity; -- opposed to resinous, or negative, electricity. { Vitreous humor}. ( Anat.) See the Note under { Eye}. { Vitreous sponge} ( Zool.), 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}. [ 1913 Webster]
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