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Meaning of "subvitreous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBVITREOUS

subvitreous  [sʌbˈvɪtrɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBVITREOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subvitreous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUBVITREOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of subvitreous in the English dictionary

The definition of subvitreous in the dictionary is almost but not quite vitreous, somewhat vitreous.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBVITREOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
citreous
ˈsɪtrɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
furious
ˈfjʊərɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
illustrious
ɪˈlʌstrɪəs
industrious
ɪnˈdʌstrɪəs
luxurious
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
mysterious
mɪˈstɪərɪəs
notorious
nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
semivitreous
ˌsɛmɪˈvɪtrɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
Sirius
ˈsɪrɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
victorious
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs
vitreous
ˈvɪtrɪəs
yttrious
ˈɪtrɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBVITREOUS

subversion
subversionary
subversive
subversively
subversiveness
subvert
subvertebral
subverter
subvertical
subvicar
subviral
subvirus
subvisible
subvisual
subvocal
subvocalisation
subvocalise
subvocalization
subvocalize
subvocally

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBVITREOUS

arboreous
calcareous
cereous
cinereous
cupreous
ferreous
glaireous
glareous
gorgeous
homogeneous
miscellaneous
nacreous
nectareous
ochreous
outrageous
subereous
sulfureous
sulphureous
tartareous
venereous

Synonyms and antonyms of subvitreous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subvitreous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBVITREOUS

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Translator English - Chinese

subvitreous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subvitreous
570 millions of speakers

English

subvitreous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

subvitreous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

subvitreous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

subvitreous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subvitreous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

subvitreous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

subvitreous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subvitreous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

subvitreous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

subvitreous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

subvitreous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subvitreous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

subvitreous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

subvitreous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपनवायु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

subvitreous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subvitreous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

subvitreous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

subvitreous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subvitreous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποϋαλώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subvitreous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subvitreous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

subvitreous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subvitreous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBVITREOUS»

The term «subvitreous» is used very little and occupies the 167.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBVITREOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subvitreous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBVITREOUS»

Discover the use of subvitreous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subvitreous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Geology and Mineral Deposits of the St. Regis-Superior Area, ...
Weathered rocks have pale-lavender tint 450 Quartzlte, thin- to medium-bedded, subvitreous, grayish red-purple to light brownish-gray containing many thin, pink or purple laminae. Brown-weathering, grayish-pink, dolomitic quartzlte lenses 1 ...
Arthur Byron Campbell, 1960
2
Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Twin Crags Quadrangle Idaho
St. Regis formation: *•'' Qnartzite, generally subvitreous, but some vitreous beds ; light-gray to light greenish gray ; a few beds slightly purple ; beds range from 2 to 30 inches thick; many beds contain numerous iron oxide spots on weathered ...
Arthur Byron Campbell, Stanley E. Good, 1963
3
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Locally it becomes denser and subvitreous, containing little or no micaceous matter visible to the unaided eye. Subunit 2, about 4 feet thick, is a fine-grained fairly well sorted highly calcareous gritty quartz sandstone changing here and there to ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1965
4
Earth Materials
50m'. Cohm'm. Submemllic. Subvitreous. light reflection Pirchy Silky. pea rly. satiny. T \ / mlxy. greasy. resinous No coherent Dull .... “or .... ..earrhy light reflection Luster is broadly subdivided into metallic and non-metallic lusters ( Figure Q).
Kevin Hefferan, John O'Brien, 2010
5
Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift
12)1 8. grayish black actinolite gneiss with sporadic 2—4 mm thick greenish black bands grayish olive green chlorite schist pinkish gray to light brownish gray laminated subvitreous feldspar-bearing quartzite similar to no. 7. dark gray quartzite ...
‎1960
6
Bulletin - United States Geological Survey
Quartzite. very-ligr^gray to grayish-orange, subvitreous, fine- to coarse-grained; pebble layer near top; scattered white clay grains, probably altered feldspar. Thick bedded, some cross-lsmination. Quartzite, pinkish-gray, grayish-red, ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1990
7
Systematic Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium
Varieties containing quadrivalent uranium are black, with a subvitreous luster, and are relatively hard (*»5V2) ; these usually are alteration pseudomorphs after thorite. The luster of the light-colored types varies from dull to subvitreous.
Clifford Frondel, 1958
8
Soil Genesis, Classification Survey and Evaluation
It is of white or gray colour and subvitreous to pearly lustre, 6 hardness and 2.66 specific gravity. It occurs in intermediate igneous rocks like andesite and diorite. 8 . Labradorite Its cleavage is same as that of albite. It is gray, dark ashy, brown, ...
A. K. Kolay, 2007
9
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Zonation in the Maraetai Ignimbrite At the type section, Maraetai, the base consists of 5 ft of grey, hyaline, partly welded vitric tuff, grading upward from ash to subvitreous welded tuff and glass 3 ft thick. The glass, in turn, grades upward through ...
10
Geological Survey professional paper
Lake City quadrangle, head of Fall Creek on west side of stream entering at an altitude of 11,7.50 ft, at an altitude of 12,500 ft A dense black rock with a subvitreous luster. It is seriate porphyritlc with pheno- crysis from 3 mm long to very small.
Geological Survey (U.S.), Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management, 1956

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBVITREOUS»

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Why is Turquoise Becoming Rarer and More Valuable Than …
Its natural color ranges from sky blue to yellow-green and its luster from waxy to subvitreous. The mineral is typically found in arid climates—major regions ... «Smithsonian, Nov 14»

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