英语释义
1. a hard, fine-grained, sonorous, nonporous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and a feldspathic rock and is fired at a high temperature — called also hard-paste porcelain, true porcelain
2. soft-paste porcelain
3. a hard, white substance that is very delicate and that is made by baking clay
4. a hard white product of baked clay used especially for dishes, tile, and decorative objects
5. a hard, fine-grained, nonporous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar and that has many uses in dentistry