单词 | vitreous |
释义 | vitreous[ vi-tree-uhs ] / ˈvɪ tri əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vitreous ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveof the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china. of or relating to glass. obtained from or containing glass. Origin of vitreous1640–50; <Latin vitreus, equivalent to vitr(um) glass + -eus-eous OTHER WORDS FROM vitreousWords nearby vitreousvitreitis, vitreo-, vitreodentin, vitreoretinal, vitreoretinal choroidopathy syndrome, vitreous, vitreous body, vitreous chamber of eye, vitreous detachment, vitreous hernia, vitreous humor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vitreousBritish Dictionary definitions for vitreousvitreous / (ˈvɪtrɪəs) / adjectiveof, relating to, or resembling glass made of, derived from, or containing glass of or relating to the vitreous humour or vitreous body Derived forms of vitreousvitreously, adverbWord Origin for vitreousC17: from Latin vitreus made of glass, from vitrum glass; probably related to vidēre to see Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for vitreousvitreous [ vĭt′rē-əs ] adj.Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy. Of or relating to the vitreous body. n.The vitreous body. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for vitreousvitreous [ vĭt′rē-əs ] Relating to or resembling glass. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。