Vitrified — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat

undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪtɹᵻfˌaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪtɹɪfˌaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪtɹɪfˌaɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɪtɹᵻfˌaɪd/.

Examples

glazed pottery
glassy porcelain
hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glassy vitreous vitrify

Parts of Speech

verb	change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
verb	undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like
adjective	(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it “glazed pottery”

Word Forms

vitrification

noun

a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verglast

durch Hitzeeinwirkung in Glas oder eine glasähnliche Substanz verwandeln

🇫🇷French

vitrifié

se transformer en verre ou en une substance semblable au verre en appliquant de la chaleur

🇪🇸Spanish

vitrificado

transformarse en vidrio o una sustancia similar al vidrio aplicando calor

🇮🇹Italian

vetrificato

trasformarsi in vetro o in una sostanza simile al vetro applicando calore

🇳🇱Dutch

verglaasd

veranderen in glas of een glasachtige substantie door hitte toe te passen

🇵🇹Portuguese

vitrificado

transformar-se em vidro ou em uma substância semelhante a vidro aplicando calor

🇷🇺Russian

остекленный

превращаться в стекло или стеклоподобное вещество под действием тепла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कांचयुक्त

गर्मी लगाकर कांच या कांच जैसे पदार्थ में बदल दें

🇮🇳Telugu

విట్రిఫైడ్

వేడిని వర్తింపజేయడం ద్వారా గాజు లేదా గాజు లాంటి పదార్ధంగా మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विट्रिफाइड

उष्णता लागू करून काचेच्या किंवा काचेसारख्या पदार्थात बदलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિટ્રિફાઇડ

ગરમી લાગુ કરીને કાચ અથવા કાચ જેવા પદાર્થમાં બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಟ್ರಿಫೈಡ್

ಶಾಖವನ್ನು ಅನ್ವಯಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಗಾಜು ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಜಿನಂತಹ ವಸ್ತುವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്രിഫൈഡ്

ചൂട് പ്രയോഗിച്ച് ഗ്ലാസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗ്ലാസ് പോലുള്ള പദാർത്ഥമായി മാറ്റുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

玻璃化的

通过加热变成玻璃或玻璃状物质

🇯🇵Japanese

ガラス化した

熱を加えるとガラスまたはガラスに似た物質に変化する

🇰🇷Korean

유리화된

열을 가하면 유리나 유리 같은 물질로 변하는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thủy tinh hóa

biến thành thủy tinh hoặc chất giống thủy tinh bằng cách sử dụng nhiệt

🇹🇭Thai

กลายเป็นแก้ว

เปลี่ยนเป็นแก้วหรือสารคล้ายแก้วโดยการใช้ความร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengalami vitrifikasi

berubah menjadi kaca atau zat seperti kaca dengan menggunakan panas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزجج

يتحول إلى زجاج أو مادة تشبه الزجاج عن طريق تطبيق الحرارة

🇮🇷Persian

منجمد شده

با اعمال حرارت به شیشه یا ماده ای شیشه مانند تبدیل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

vitrifiye

ısı uygulayarak cama veya cam benzeri bir maddeye dönüşür

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזוגג

לשנות לזכוכית או לחומר דמוי זכוכית על ידי הפעלת חום

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