vitrified
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Transformed into glass or a glass-like substance: Describes a material, typically ceramic or clay, that has been fired at a high temperature until it fuses into a hard, nonporous, and often glossy state resembling glass.
- Having a glassy surface: Specifically refers to the condition of having a shiny, impermeable surface created by the fusion of a vitreous coating.
Usage and Examples
- As an Adjective:
- The archaeologist found fragments of vitrified clay from the ancient kiln.
- The floor was made of vitrified tiles, which made it easy to clean.
- This process results in a vitrified coating that is highly resistant to chemicals.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Scientific Context: In geology, "vitrified" can describe rocks or materials that have been melted by extreme heat (e.g., from a lightning strike or volcanic activity) and have cooled into a glass.
- The intense heat of the meteorite impact created vitrified sand in the crater.
Variants and Related Words
- Vitrify (verb): To convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance.
- The high temperatures in the furnace will vitrify the clay.
- Vitrification (noun): The process or result of vitrifying.
- The vitrification of nuclear waste is a method for long-term storage.
- Vitreous (adjective): Of, resembling, or having the nature of glass.
- The material has a vitreous luster.
Synonyms
- Glazed: Coated with a glossy, often vitreous layer.
- Glassy: Having the appearance or properties of glass.
- Fused: Joined or blended by melting.
Antonyms
- Porous: Having tiny holes that allow water or air to pass through.
- Unglazed: Not coated with a glossy, vitreous layer.
- Earthen: Made of baked clay, typically unvitrified and porous.
Adjective
- (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
- glazed pottery
- glassy porcelain
- hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures