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porcelain meaning in Tamil

பீங்கான்

/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/US/ˈpɔɹs(ə)lɪn/

porcelain in Tamil: பீங்கான். In English, porcelain means a hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

Tamil words for porcelain

பீங்கான்

English meaning of porcelain

  1. noun A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.
  2. noun Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
  3. noun Synonym of kaolin: the kind of clay traditionally used in China to manufacture porcelain.
  4. noun An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.

Full definition of porcelain

porcelain in a sentence

  • Tableware and toilets are both made of porcelain.
  • He set the table with our porcelain and stemware.
  • The museum has an extensive collection of rare Chinese porcelains.

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Questions about porcelain in Tamil

What is the meaning of porcelain in Tamil?
Porcelain in Tamil is பீங்கான்.
porcelain என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Porcelain: பீங்கான்.
What does porcelain mean in English?
Porcelain means a hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: porcelain (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: porcelain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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