vitreous
/ˈvɪtriəs/adj
High School
1
Of or resembling glass; glassy.
2
Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
3
Having a shiny nonporous surface.
4
Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.
5
With a glass-like texture, often referring to volcanic rocks that cooled too quickly for crystals to form.
6
Positive (of electric charge).
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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