unvitrified

Examples

• All

• The archaeologist identified several unvitrified pottery fragments at the excavation site.

• An unvitrified surface can absorb water easily.

• The unvitrified surface of the plate gave it a natural, rustic appearance.

• The unvitrified clay has a rough texture.

• The unvitrified surface of the plate gave it a natural, rustic appearance.

• The archaeologist identified several unvitrified pottery fragments at the excavation site.

• Unlike porcelain, earthenware is often unvitrified and can absorb water.

Synonyms

U

unpolished

vsunvitrified

4 4.4

Rough in behavior, skill, or looks and awkward in social situations

focuses on ceramics missing a hard glasslike finish, not general roughness

U

unglazed

vsunvitrified

1 6.2

A surface such as pottery or tiles that has no shiny coating

is specifically about ceramics lacking a vitreous glasslike finish

U

unvarnished

vsunvitrified

1 6.0

Wood left without a coat of varnish or polish

is about ceramic pieces missing a glasslike glossy finish

U

uncoated

vsunvitrified

• Specialized

1 4.2

Without a thin layer of another material on it

applies to ceramic surfaces missing a glassy glossy layer

U

unglassed

vsunvitrified

7.7

Not covered with glass, for example a window or painting

means ceramic items lack a true vitreous glasslike finish

U

unlacquered

vsunvitrified

6.6

A surface that is not covered with a shiny protective layer

is specific to ceramics lacking a glassy vitreous finish

U

unburnished

vsunvitrified

9.1

Not made shiny by rubbing or polishing

refers to ceramics lacking a fired glassy surface rather than metal shine

Antonyms

V

vitrified

• Specialized

8.6

Having a shiny surface because heat fuses a glass layer to a material like tiles or pottery

How Vitrified

vitrified

• Specialized

8.1

glassy

9 3.9

unvitrified

• Specialized

9.9

unglazed

1 6.2

porous

23 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology