kaolin
See also: Kaolin and kaolín
English
Alternative forms
- kaoline
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from French kaolin, from the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location where this clay was first found.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Noun
kaolin (countable and uncountable, plural kaolins)
- A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.
- 1757, The Handmaid to the Arts, volume 2:
- The composition of the Eastern or proper China ware, according to accounts that have great marks of authenticity, is from two earths; one of which is, as was before mentioned, vitrescent, and is called Petunse; the other a refractory or apyrous earth; and called Kaolin.
- 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, p. 86:
- Grind with strong arm, the circling chertz betwixt, / Your pure Ka-o-lins and Pe-tun-tses mixt […] .
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Synonyms
- china clay
- E559 when used as an anti-caking agent
- paper clay
Derived terms
Derived terms
- kaolinite
- kaolinize
- kaolinization
- metakaolin
- kaolinosis
- kaolinic
- kaolin-cephalin clotting time
- kaolin clotting time
Related terms
- kaoliang
Translations
clay
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References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1. (etymology)
Czech
Alternative forms
- kaolín
Noun
kaolin m
- kaolin
Declension
Declension of kaolin
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kaolin | kaoliny |
genitive | kaolinu | kaolinů |
dative | kaolinu | kaolinům |
accusative | kaolin | kaoliny |
vocative | kaoline | kaoliny |
locative | kaolinu, kaolině | kaolinech |
instrumental | kaolinem | kaoliny |
See also
- keramika
- hrnčířství
French
Etymology
From the Chinese words 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ɔ.lɛ̃/
Noun
kaolin m (plural kaolins)
- kaolin
Further reading
- “kaolin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).
Noun
kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)
- (mineralogy) kaolin
Synonyms
- porselensjord
References
- “kaolin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kaolin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).
Noun
kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)
- (mineralogy) kaolin
Synonyms
- porselensjord
References
- “kaolin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaǒliːn/
- Hyphenation: ka‧o‧lin
Noun
kaòlīn m (Cyrillic spelling као̀лӣн)
- kaolin
Declension
Declension of kaolin
singular | |
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nominative | kaòlīn |
genitive | kaolína |
dative | kaolinu |
accusative | kaolin |
vocative | kaoline |
locative | kaolinu |
instrumental | kaolinom |