Vitreous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye

relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪtɹiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪtɹiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪtɹiəs/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɪtɹiəs/.

Examples

the vitreous chamber
vitreous rocks
vitreous silica

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glassy vitrified

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye “the vitreous chamber”
adjective	relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass “vitreous rocks”
adjective	(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it “glazed pottery”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glaskörper

der den Glaskörper des Auges betrifft, sich auf ihn bezieht oder ihn ausmacht

🇫🇷French

vitreux

de ou se rapportant à ou constituant l'humeur vitrée de l'œil

🇪🇸Spanish

vítreo

Perteneciente o relacionado con el humor vítreo del ojo o que lo constituye.

🇮🇹Italian

vitreo

o relativo o costituente l'umor vitreo dell'occhio

🇳🇱Dutch

glasachtig

van of betrekking hebbend op of deel uitmakend van het glasvocht van het oog

🇵🇹Portuguese

vítreo

de ou relacionado com ou constituindo o humor vítreo do olho

🇷🇺Russian

стекловидное тело

стекловидное тело глаза, относящееся к нему или составляющее его

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कांच का

या आंख के कांचयुक्त हास्य से संबंधित या गठित करने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঁচযুক্ত

চোখের কাঁচের হাস্যরসের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা গঠন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்ணாடியாலான

கண்ணின் விட்ரஸ் நகைச்சுவையுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது உருவாக்குவது

🇮🇳Telugu

విట్రస్

కంటి యొక్క విట్రస్ హాస్యం లేదా దానికి సంబంధించినది లేదా ఏర్పరచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

काचेचे

डोळ्याच्या काचेच्या विनोदाचा किंवा त्याच्याशी संबंधित किंवा बनवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિટ્રીસ

આંખના વિટ્રિયસ રમૂજનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા રચના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಾಜಿನಂತಿರುವ

ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಗಾಜಿನ ಹಾಸ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്രിയസ്

കണ്ണിൻ്റെ വിട്രിയസ് നർമ്മവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ രൂപീകരിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ਵਾਲਾ

ਅੱਖ ਦੇ ਵਿਟ੍ਰੀਅਸ ਹਾਸੇ ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਗਠਨ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کانچ

آنکھ کے کانچ مزاح سے متعلق یا اس کی تشکیل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

玻璃

属于或关于或构成眼睛玻璃体液的

🇯🇵Japanese

硝子体

目の硝子体液の、目の硝子体液に関する、またはそれを構成する

🇰🇷Korean

유리 같은

눈의 유리액과 관련되거나 구성되어 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuỷ tinh

thuộc, liên quan đến hoặc cấu thành thủy tinh thể của mắt

🇹🇭Thai

แก้วน้ำ

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือประกอบอารมณ์ขันน้ำแก้วของดวงตา

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti kaca

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau merupakan humor vitreous mata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زجاجي

من أو تتعلق أو تشكل الفكاهة الزجاجية للعين

🇮🇷Persian

زجاجیه

از یا مربوط به یا تشکیل دهنده زجاجیه چشم

🇹🇷Turkish

camsı

gözün camsı mizahıyla ilgili veya onunla ilgili veya onu oluşturan

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְגוּגִי

של או הקשורים או מהווים את ההומור הזגוגי של העין

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The primary meaning of 'vitreous' is 'of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye'.

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Using 'vitreous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vitreous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vitreous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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