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Meaning of Vitrification | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈvɪ.tɹɪ.fɪˌkeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. Turning to glass or glasslike material: the action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into an amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure by addition or removal of heat or by mixture with an additive.
  2. An instance of such conversion.
  3. The result of such conversion: a vitrified substance or object.

Equivalents

العربية تزجيج
Français vitrification
Gaeilge gloiniú
Italiano vetrificazione
Português vitrificação
Русский стеклование

Examples

“At this point overfiring begins, as is shown particularly by the volume curve, which indicates decided bloating, so that at 1450°C the clay has about the same volume it had at 1050°C before vitrification took place.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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