`glass` in Latin

glass

1. noun
   • hard transparent material from sand
     
     vitrum

     The window is made of glass. — Fenestra ex vitro facta est.
   • drinking vessel made of glass
     
     poculum vitreum

     He drank water from a glass. — Aqua e poculo vitreo bibit.
   • [optical, technical], lens or optical instrument
     
     vitrum [optical, technical]

     He looked through the glass to see the stars. — Per vitrum spectavit ut stellas videret.
   • [colloquial, figurative], mirror or reflective surface
     
     speculum [colloquial, figurative]

     She looked at herself in the glass. — Se in speculo aspexit.
   • [colloquial, figurative], alcoholic drink, usually wine
     
     poculum vini [colloquial, figurative]

     He had a glass after dinner. — Post cenam poculum vini habuit.