vitreous
Smooth and transparent
Vitreous means resembling glass—in appearance, composition, or texture.
A vitreous surface is smooth and glossy like glass.
In geology, vitreous luster describes minerals with a glassy sheen.
The vitreous humor (or simply the vitreous) is the clear, gel-like substance filling the eyeball between the lens and retina.
Transparent solid from sand
- glasslikeResembling transparent material
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- windowpaneSheet of glass
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
transparency · silica · glaze · enamel · frit · glassblowing · glassware · silicate
Amusing quality
- eyeballOrgan of sight
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- floatersVisual field debris
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
gel · aqueous · ophthalmology · sclera · fundus · posterior · collagen · hyaluronic
Without obstruction or fog
- transparentAllowing light through
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- pellucidTransparently clear
- see-throughAllowing vision through
lucid · hyaline · diaphanous · semitransparent · clarity · limpid · colorless · optical
Translucent fired clay
- enamelwareMetal coated with glassy finish
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
- glazeThin lustrous coating
kiln · firing · earthenware · faience · bisque · sintering · fused · flux
Smooth and shiny
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- reflectiveCasting back light
sheen · sparkling · glimmering · sleek · mirrorlike · lustrous · brilliant · smooth
glass
Transparent solid from sand
- glasslikeResembling transparent material
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- windowpaneSheet of glass
lens · transparency · silica · glaze · enamel · frit · glassblowing · glassware · silicate · obsidian
humor
Amusing quality
detachment · gel · aqueous · ophthalmology · sclera · fundus · posterior · collagen · hyaluronic · liquefaction
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- transparentAllowing light through
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- pellucidTransparently clear
see-through · lucid · hyaline · diaphanous · semitransparent · clarity · limpid · colorless · optical · refractive
porcelain
Translucent fired clay
- enamelwareMetal coated with glassy finish
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
glaze · kiln · firing · earthenware · faience · bisque · sintering · fused · flux · kaolin
glossy
Smooth and shiny
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
reflective · sheen · sparkling · glimmering · sleek · mirrorlike · lustrous · brilliant · smooth · buffed
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
fracture · splinter · frangible · delicate · chip · smash · friable · snappable · crumbly · hard
- sheenluster, shine, gloss, sheen, gleam
- eye anatomyeyeball, cornea, iris, retina, pupil
- gemstone appearancessparkle, brilliance, luster, clarity, translucent
- matter statessolid, liquid state, plasma, vapor, gaseous
- rock featurescliff, cliff face, rock face, crag, overhang
- retinal medicineretinal detachment, macular degeneration, AMD, macula, fovea
vitreousmatte
Non-reflective surface finish
dull · unglazed · lusterless · flat · unpolished
- vitreous humorGel filling eye's center