ceramic vs porcelain
Definitions
noun
- an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
adjective
- of or relating to or made from a ceramic
Examples
Most prewar kitchens had ceramic tile countertops and backsplashes, and many of the original patterns and colors are now back in production.
And in almost all of the lusterware there's the constant reminder of the debt owed to the 12th - and 13th-century Persian ceramic tradition.
It was part of an enormous collection of metalwork, glass, ceramics and miniatures belonging to Ralph Bernal, a lawyer and MP.
Definitions
noun
- ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
Examples
The only time I have done them is for older teenagers with congenitally missing back teeth (with the baby tooth still there at that age) whose only cosmetic option is the porcelain fused to metal crown (those run around $800 or more each) and usually necessitates a pulpal treatment as well due to the small tooth size, and these crowns having a questionable prognosis in baby teeth.
I found myself in a salon with a very well-painted, highly varnished floor; chairs and sofas covered with white draperies, a green porcelain stove, walls hung with pictures in gilt frames, a gilt pendule and other ornaments on the mantelpiece, a large lustre pendent from the centre of the ceiling, mirrors, consoles, muslin curtains, and a handsome centre table completed the inventory of furniture.
she shouted as she threw the porcelain washbowl that had rested a moment before on the nightstand next to the bed.
