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porcelain

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpɔːrsələn/ · UK /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/

porcelain means: A hard, usually white material made by heating clay, used for cups, plates, and decorative objects.

noun

WHITE CERAMICB2

A hard, usually white material made by heating clay, used for cups, plates, and decorative objects.

  • The cup is made of porcelain.
  • She dropped the delicate porcelain vase.
  • These porcelain plates belonged to my grandmother.

Similar words: china

Common phrases: porcelain cup, porcelain vase, made of porcelain

CERAMIC OBJECTC1

A cup, plate, or decorative object made from a hard, usually white material produced by heating clay.

  • The museum displayed several rare porcelains.
  • He bought a painted porcelain at auction.
  • Her collection of Japanese porcelains fills two cabinets.

Similar words: china

Common phrases: chinese porcelain, rare porcelain, antique porcelain

GIT COMMANDSC2

Git commands intended for everyday users, which combine simpler operations to manage saved code and changes.

  • Git porcelain provides commands for everyday work.
  • This script calls porcelain rather than lower-level commands.
  • The guide explains how porcelain simplifies repository management.

Common phrases: git porcelain, porcelain commands

Questions about porcelain

What does porcelain mean?

A hard, usually white material made by heating clay, used for cups, plates, and decorative objects.

What is porcelain in other languages?

Türkçe: porselen · Español: porcelana · Français: porcelaine · Deutsch: Porzellan · Italiano: porcellana · 日本語: 磁器

How do you pronounce porcelain?

In American English /ˈpɔːrsələn/; in British English /ˈpɔːsəlɪn/.

How do you use porcelain in a sentence?

The cup is made of porcelain. She dropped the delicate porcelain vase.

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