"vitreous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vitreous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more vitreous [comparative], most vitreous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French vitreux, from Latin vitreus (“glassy, transparent”), from vitrum (“glass”). The terms vitreous (positive) and resinous (negative) electricity were coined in 1733 by Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, who studied the different behaviour of glass and resin when rubbed with silk and fur, respectively. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wed-}}, {{uder|en|frm|vitreux}} Middle French vitreux, {{uder|en|la|vitreus||glassy, transparent}} Latin vitreus (“glassy, transparent”), {{m|la|vitrum||glass}} vitrum (“glass”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} vitreous (comparative more vitreous, superlative most vitreous)
  1. Of or resembling glass; glassy. Translations (of or resembling glass): стъ́клен (stǎ́klen) (Bulgarian), lasinen (note: of glass) (Finnish), lasimainen (english: resembling ~) (Finnish), vitreux [masculine] (French), მინის (minis) (Georgian), მინიანი (miniani) (Georgian), მინისებრი (minisebri) (Georgian), glasig (German), glasartig (German), gläsern (German), aus Glas (German), vitratra (Ido), gloineach (Irish), stiklveida (Latvian), vitrös (Swedish), cam gibi (Turkish), cama benzer (Turkish), camsı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-vitreous-en-adj-4XvBg0pB Disambiguation of 'of or resembling glass': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye. Translations (of or relating to the vitreous humor): lasiais- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-vitreous-en-adj-XaELAsQl Disambiguation of 'of or relating to the vitreous humor': 5 76 5 7 6
  3. (of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface. Translations (ceramics: having a shiny nonporous surface): lasitettu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-vitreous-en-adj-9A2MZvFv Disambiguation of 'ceramics: having a shiny nonporous surface': 3 6 84 3 4
  4. (chemistry) Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (chemistry: of a semi-crystalline substance): amorfinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-vitreous-en-adj-CjbpHxZy Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry: of a semi-crystalline substance': 4 8 2 76 10
  5. (physics, dated) Positive (of electric charge). Tags: dated Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physics, dated: electrically positive): lasi- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-vitreous-en-adj-cuMtzLYc Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics, dated: electrically positive': 3 9 5 10 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vitreous body, vitreous enamel, vitreous humour, vitreous humor, vitreouslike, vitreously Related terms: vitrify, vitrification, vitrifaction, vitrifacture

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vitreous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vitreouses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French vitreux, from Latin vitreus (“glassy, transparent”), from vitrum (“glass”). The terms vitreous (positive) and resinous (negative) electricity were coined in 1733 by Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, who studied the different behaviour of glass and resin when rubbed with silk and fur, respectively. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wed-}}, {{uder|en|frm|vitreux}} Middle French vitreux, {{uder|en|la|vitreus||glassy, transparent}} Latin vitreus (“glassy, transparent”), {{m|la|vitrum||glass}} vitrum (“glass”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} vitreous (usually uncountable, plural vitreouses)
  1. (by elision) The vitreous humor. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-vitreous-en-noun-2jruOD70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 21 9 10 10 46 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 19 8 11 12 42

Inflected forms

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