Vitrify — 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

/vˈɪtɹᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪtɹɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪtɹɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɪtɹᵻfˌaɪ/.

Word Forms

vitrification

noun

a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verglasen

durch Hitzeeinwirkung in Glas oder eine glasähnliche Substanz verwandeln

🇫🇷French

vitrifier

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

🇪🇸Spanish

vitrificar

transformarse en vidrio o una sustancia similar al vidrio aplicando calor

🇮🇹Italian

vetrificare

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

🇳🇱Dutch

verglazen

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

vitrificar

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

🇷🇺Russian

остекловывать

превращаться в стекло или стеклоподобное вещество под действием тепла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कांचयुक्त करना

गर्मी लगाकर कांच या कांच जैसे पदार्थ में बदल दें

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিট্রিফাই

তাপ প্রয়োগ করে কাচ বা কাচের মতো পদার্থে পরিবর্তন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

விட்ரிஃபை

வெப்பத்தைப் பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் கண்ணாடி அல்லது கண்ணாடி போன்ற பொருளாக மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విట్రిఫై

వేడిని వర్తింపజేయడం ద్వారా గాజు లేదా గాజు లాంటి పదార్ధంగా మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

vitriify

उष्णता लागू करून काचेच्या किंवा काचेसारख्या पदार्थात बदलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિટ્રિફાઇ

ગરમી લાગુ કરીને કાચ અથવા કાચ જેવા પદાર્થમાં બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಟ್ರಿಫೈ

ಶಾಖವನ್ನು ಅನ್ವಯಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಗಾಜು ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಜಿನಂತಹ ವಸ್ತುವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്രിഫൈ ചെയ്യുക

ചൂട് പ്രയോഗിച്ച് ഗ്ലാസ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗ്ലാസ് പോലുള്ള പദാർത്ഥമായി മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

vitriify

ਗਰਮੀ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਗੂ ਕਰਕੇ ਕੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਕੱਚ ਵਰਗੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

vitriify

حرارت لگا کر شیشے یا شیشے جیسے مادے میں تبدیل ہو جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

玻璃化

通过加热变成玻璃或玻璃状物质

🇯🇵Japanese

ガラス化する

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

유리화하다

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

ทำให้กลายเป็นแก้ว

เปลี่ยนเป็นแก้วหรือสารคล้ายแก้วโดยการใช้ความร้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berubah menjadi kaca

berubah menjadi kaca atau zat seperti kaca dengan menggunakan panas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تزجج

يتحول إلى زجاج أو مادة تشبه الزجاج عن طريق تطبيق الحرارة

🇮🇷Persian

منجمد کردن

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

🇹🇷Turkish

vitrifiye etmek

ısı uygulayarak cama veya cam benzeri bir maddeye dönüşür

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזגוג

לשנות לזכוכית או לחומר דמוי זכוכית על ידי הפעלת חום

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