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Definition of Glassiness
1. n. The quality of being glassy.
Definition of Glassiness
1. Noun. The state of being glassy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glassiness
1. [n -ES]
Literary usage of Glassiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh (1922)
"Sanio's1 statement that in East Prussia the glassiness of wheat is due to its
... This discovery indicates that in this glassiness of the kernels there is ..."
2. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1906)
"The general idea of glassiness is expressed by the terms vitreous and hyaline;
... for rocks whose glassiness is evident to the unaided eye; ..."
3. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1848)
"I shall be happy to show this case to the members, and point out the peculiar
glassiness of the conjunctiva, which is characteristic of the continued ..."
4. Transactions of the American Ceramic Society Containing the Papers and by American Ceramic Society (1907)
"The reason why so many bricks were broken in some charges seems not to be due to
increase of glassiness, by quick cooling, but to be due to the creation of ..."
5. Transactions of the American Ceramic Society Containing the Papers and by American Ceramic Society (1907)
"The reason why so many bricks were broken in some charges seems not to be due to
increase of glassiness, by quick cooling, but to be due to the creation of ..."
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