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Transparent vs Vitreous - What's the difference?

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Transparent is a related term of vitreous.


As nouns the difference between transparent and vitreous

is that transparent is banner while vitreous is (by elision) the vitreous humor.

As an adjective vitreous is

of or resembling glass; glassy.

transparent

English

(wikipedia transparent)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
    • The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped wastes there.
  • * 1897, , chapter 19,
    • "You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."
  • (of a system or organization) Open]], public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby [[reduce, reducing the chance of corruption.
  • Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
    • His reasons for the decision were transparent .

    Usage notes

    * The term (translucent) is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent'' substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a ''translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

    Synonyms

    * see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid * (obvious) apparent, clear, obvious

    Antonyms

    * opaque * (obvious) obscure, opaque

    Derived terms

    * transparently * nontransparent

    Related terms

    * transparency * transparently * transparentness

    Coordinate terms

    * translucent

    vitreous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or resembling glass; glassy.
  • Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
  • (of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface.
  • (chemistry) Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.
  • (physics, dated) Positive (of electric charge).

    • Antonyms

    * (electric charge) resinous

    Derived terms

    * vitreous humour / vitreous humor

    Noun

    (-)
  • (by elision) The vitreous humor.