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# vitreous

adjective (vitreous)

«vitreous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) Like glass, or made of glass: hard, shiny and often see-through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#m1)
2. (science) The vitreous humour (or vitreous body) is the clear jelly that fills the inside of the eyeball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#m2)

### In the lessons

A science and technical word. In lessons on the eye, the vitreous humour is the clear jelly that keeps the eye round and lets light pass to the back. In geology, a mineral with a glassy shine has a "vitreous lustre". In everyday life, "vitreous china" is the shiny material used for toilets and basins, and "vitreous enamel" covers old saucepans and signs.

### Examples

- The vitreous humour is a clear jelly inside the eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#x1)
- Quartz has a vitreous shine, like glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#x2)
- The toilet is made of vitreous china. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#x3)
- Light passes through the vitreous jelly to reach the back of the eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#x4)
- The old metal sign was coated in vitreous enamel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#x5)
- The rock had a vitreous look where lava had cooled quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced VIT-ree-us. It is a technical word; in everyday talk say "glassy". "Humour" in "vitreous humour" is an old word for a body fluid, not a joke.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vitreous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vitreous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vitreous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vitreous.html) on Mova free.