Vitrification (from Latin vitrum 'glass', via French vitrifier) is the full or partial transformation of a substance into a glass, [1] that is to say, a non- crystalline or amorphous solid.

In silicate-based ceramics, bonding and consolidation are accomplished by partial vitrification. Vitrification is the formation of glass, accomplished in this case through the melting of crystalline …

vit·ri·fied , vit·ri·fy·ing , vit·ri·fies v. tr. To change or make into glass or a glassy substance, especially through heat fusion. v. intr.

The meaning of VITRIFY is to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion.

VITRIFY definition: 1. to change, or change something, into glass, or into a substance that is like glass, usually with…. Learn more.

Slip-cast from vitrified earthenware, they have a smooth finish outside and a glossy, shiny glaze inside, and are dishwasher-safe.

Bloat: A ceramic fault caused by an excessive quantity of glass phase produced by severe over-firing. As a result, gas bubbles trapped in the glass expand, reducing the density of the body and in …

VITRIFICATION definition: act or process of vitrifying; state of being vitrified. See examples of vitrification used in a sentence.

In general physics, vitrification describes the solidfication of a liquid by increasing its viscosity during the cooling process, whereby crystallization fails to occur and thus an amorphous material (glass) is …

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