vitrös

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vitreux, from Latin vitrum.[1]

Adjective

vitrös (not comparable)

  1. (rare) vitreous (glass; glassy)
    Synonym: glasartad
    • 2017 March 14, Farida Ahmadi Högfeldt, “Näst intill okrossbart glas ska göra skärmar och mobiler mer tåliga [Almost unbreakable glass should make screens and mobiles more durable]”, in SVT Nyheter‎:
      De tunna filmerna består av vanliga grundämnen som kisel, syre och kväve. Filmen är vitrös, med andra ord i glasform, som bidrar till att den är transparent.
      The thin films consist of common elements such as silicon, oxygen and nitrogen. The film is vitreous, in other words in glass form, which contributes to its transparency.

References
  1. vitrös in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1921)
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