vitreous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye
    • the vitreous chamber
  2. adjective relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
    • vitreous rocks
    • vitreous silica
  3. adjective satellite (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
    glassy; vitrified.
    • glazed pottery
    • glassy porcelain
    • hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures

WordNet

Vit"re*ous adjective
Etymology
L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see Vision). Cf. Varnish.
Definitions
  1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.
  2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity.

Webster 1913