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Meaning of vitreous enamel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate (usually metal) by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F). where the powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating.

uncountable

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Examples

“The new name⟳ signs will be of modern design⟳ in vitreous enamel, and consist⟳ of white Gill Sans letters on a maroon background.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

vitreous fluid vitreous humor vitreous humour vitreous jelly vitreous touch syndrome Vitreously

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