Opalware vs. Ceramic — What's the Difference?

A form of opaque toughened glass used for dinnerware.

A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and brick.

Made of clay and permanently hardened by heat

Pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat

Any of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.

An object, such as earthenware, porcelain, or tile, made of ceramic.

Ceramics (used with a sing. verb) The art or technique of making objects of ceramic, especially from fired clay.

Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.

(countable) An object made of this material

Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

An artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

Of or relating to or made from a ceramic;