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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvitreo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vee-tre-o
"Il corpo vitreo dell'occhio è composto principalmente da acqua."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling glass in physical appearance, composition, or optical transparency; glassy.
"The volcanic eruption produced large deposits of obsidian with a distinctly vitreous luster."
- 1
The clear gel-like fluid filling the eyeball behind the lens (the vitreous body or vitreous humor).
"As people age, small clumps of proteins inside the vitreous cast shadows onto the retina."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'vitreus', meaning 'made of glass', stemming from 'vitrum' (glass). The term entered Late Middle English in the 15th century initially denoting glass-like physical substances, later expanding into anatomy and geology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vitreous" is said worldwide
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vitreux
Transliteration: vee-truh
"La roche présentait une surface vitreuse et brillante."
glasartig
Transliteration: glas-ar-tikh
"Das Mineral zeigte einen charakteristischen glasartigen Glanz."
vitreo
Transliteration: vee-tre-o
"Il corpo vitreo dell'occhio è composto principalmente da acqua."
vítreo
Transliteration: vee-tre-o
"La lava enfriada rápidamente forma una estructura vítrea."
vítreo
Transliteration: vee-tree-o
"O humor vítreo preenche a parte posterior do olho."
काचवत्
Transliteration: kachavat
"इस चट्टान की सतह काचवत् और पारदर्शी है।"
玻璃状的
Transliteration: bōlí zhuàng de
"这种岩石具有天然的玻璃状光泽。"
유리 모양의
Transliteration: yuri moyang-ui
"광물 표면이 유리 모양의 광택을 띱니다."
硝子体の
Transliteration: shōshitai no
"黒曜石は代表的な硝子体構造を持つ岩石です。"
زجاجي
Transliteration: zujaji
"يملأ السائل الزجاجي الجزء الخلفي من العين."
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