Definition of Vitrious
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.
2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass;
as, vitreous electricity.
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 (Zoöl.),
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.
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.
2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass;
as, vitreous electricity.
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 (Zoöl.),
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- of, or resembling glass; glassy
- of, or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye
- (of ceramics) having a shiny nonporous surface
- (chemistry) Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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