White Porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain, also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 °C. The greater strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arise mainly from vitrification and the formation of the mineral mullite within the body at these high temperatures. End applications include tableware, decorative ware such as figurines, and products in technology and industry such as electrical insulators and laboratory ware.

White

White is the lightest color and is achromatic. It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide.

white

Adjective

1. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
2. Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

Noun

1. The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
2. A person of European descent with light-colored skin.

porcelain

Noun

1. A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
2. Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.

Verb

1. To coat with a porcelain enamel.