vitrify

• 动词，指使某物变成玻璃或玻璃状物质，或自身转化为玻璃状物质，通常通过加热熔化后快速冷却实现。

A verb meaning to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance, typically through heat and fusion.

1. Convert to glassC2formalscientific

   To transform a material into glass or a glass-like substance through the application of intense heat.

   使玻璃化

   • The high temperatures in the kiln vitrify the clay, making it waterproof.
   • In some industrial processes, they vitrify hazardous waste to trap it safely.
   • The sand was vitrified by the lightning strike, forming a natural glass tube.

   同义词glaze

2. Become glassyC2formalscientific

   To undergo a process of becoming glassy or glass-like in structure or appearance.

   玻璃化

   • The volcanic ash began to vitrify upon contact with the extreme heat of the lava.
   • Certain ceramics vitrify when fired at the correct temperature.
   • The material will vitrify if cooled rapidly from a molten state.

   同义词glassglaze