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China [3 records]

Record 1 2023-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
CN
classification system code, see observation
CHN
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country in eastern Asia.

OBS

Capital: Beijing.

OBS

Inhabitant: Chinese.

OBS

China: common name of the country.

OBS

CN; CHN: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CN
classification system code, see observation
CHN
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Pays d'Asie de l'Est.

OBS

Capitale : Beijing.

OBS

Habitant : Chinois, Chinoise.

OBS

Chine : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

CN; CHN : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

PHR

aller en Chine, visiter la Chine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CN
classification system code, see observation
CHN
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado en el oriente de Asia central.

OBS

Capital: Pekín.

OBS

Habitante: chino, china.

OBS

China: nombre usual del país.

OBS

CN; CHN: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

OBS

El uso del artículo definido antepuesto al nombre "China" es opcional.

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Record 2 2002-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
DEF

A hard, fine-grained, nonporous, sonorous, and usually translucent and white ceramic ware that has hard paste body [and that] is fired at high temperature ...

CONT

Porcelain has numerous uses as a refractory in chemical equipment, sparkplugs, electronic devices, etc. in the form of china, it has long been used for household dishes, pottery, and ornaments. When mixed with glass particles and fused on a metal surface, it is called porcelain enamel.

OBS

The term "porcelain" is more technical than the term "china" which is the common term for "porcelain."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Porcelaines
DEF

Produit céramique à pâte fine, compacte, généralement blanche, translucide en faible épaisseur, vitrifié dans sa masse et revêtu, le plus souvent, d'une couverte brillante et transparente de caractère feldspathique ou plombeux.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
DEF

A pottery rendered translucent or as glass and rendered opaque by shaping and firing a mixture containing a large percentage of glass with very little clay.

CONT

Chinese porcelain ... is hard, non-absorbent, white, glass-like and translucent when viewed in thin sections. Its glaze was customarily fired at the same temperature as the body, and is, therefore, hard and resists scratching with a metal tool.

CONT

China is a common term derived from the fact that, at the beginning of the 18th century, chinese porcelain was known as the china ware.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Porcelaines
CONT

La pièce est revêtue d'une couverte feldspathique et cuite avec elle à haute température (1 250 à 1 450 °. Cette couverte acquiert ainsi de la dureté et n'est plus rayable par l'acier. A cette catégorie appartient notamment la porcelaine de Chine.

CONT

De la porcelaine chinoise, ils ne retiennent souvent qu'une caractéristique : la translucidité.

Spanish

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