Definitions for enamel
ɪˈnæm əlenam·el

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. enamel, tooth enamelnoun

   hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth

2. enamelnoun

   a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection

3. enamelnoun

   a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish

4. enamelverb

   any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze

5. enamelverb

   coat, inlay, or surface with enamel

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enamelnoun

   An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.

2. enamelnoun

   A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish.

3. enamelnoun

   The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

4. enamelverb

   to coat or decorate something with enamel

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enamelnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Any thing enamelled, or variegated with colours inlaid.

   Down from her eyes welled the pearles round,
   Upon the bright enamel of her face;
   Such honey drops on springing flowers are found,
   When Phœbus holds the crimson morn in chace. Edward Fairfax.

   There are various sorts of coloured glasses, pastes, enamels, and factitious gems. John Woodward, on Fossils.

   2. The substance inlaid in other things.

2. To Enamelverb

   Etymology: from amel.

   1. To inlay; to variegate with colours.

   Must I, alas!
   Frame and enamel plate, and drink in glass? John Donne.

   See Pan with flocks, with fruits Pomona crown’d;
   Here blushing Flora paints th’ enamell’d ground. Alexander Pope.

   I bequeath to the earl of Orrery the enamelled silver plates, to distinguish bottles of wine by. Jonathan Swift, last Will.

   2. To lay upon another body so as to vary it.

   Higher than that wall, a circling row
   Of goodliest trees, loaden with fairest fruit,
   Blossoms, and fruits at once of golden hue,
   Appear’d with gay enamel’d colours mix’d. John Milton, Pa. Lost.

3. To Enamelverb

   To practise the use of enamel.

   Though it were foolish to colour or enamel upon the glasses of telescopes, yet to gild the tubes of them may render them more acceptable to the users, without lessening the clearness of the object. Boyle.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enamelverb

   a variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors

2. Enamelverb

   a glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe

3. Enamelverb

   that which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated

4. Enamelverb

   the intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement

5. Enamelverb

   to lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted

6. Enamelverb

   to variegate with colors as if with enamel

7. Enamelverb

   to form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth

8. Enamelverb

   to disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion

9. Enamelverb

   to practice the art of enameling

10. Enameladjective

    relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting

11. Etymology: [Pref. en- + amel. See Amel, Smelt, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enamel

   en-am′el, n. the name given to vitrified substances applied chiefly to the surface of metals: any smooth hard coating, esp. that of the teeth: anything enamelled.—v.t. to coat with or paint in enamel: to form a glossy surface upon, like enamel:—pr.p. enam′elling; pa.p. enam′elled.—adj. En-am′ellar.—ns. Enam′eller, Enam′ellist; Enam′elling. [O. Fr. enameler—en, in, esmail, enamel. Cf. Eng. Smelt, Melt.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enamel

   a vitreous compound, easily fusible, and coloured in various tints by the admixture of different metallic oxides; is fused to the surface of metals for utility and ornament; was known to the European and Asiatic ancients, and has maintained its popularity to the present day. Various schools have been formed, of which the Byzantine, Rhenish, and Limoges are the most noted.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enamel

   A form of matter within a tooth.

   Enamel on our teeth is important.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2020  

2. ---

   enamel

   A type of material.

   Enamel is used to cover pottery, baths, sinks, cladding for houses etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 21, 2015  

Matched Categories

1. • Compound
   • Decorate
   • Handicraft
   • Paint

Anagrams for enamel »

1. manele

2. melena

How to pronounce enamel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say enamel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enamel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enamel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of enamel in a Sentence

1. Jeff Wright:

   We've just found a way to make that a much faster process. Driving healthy calcium and phosphate minerals into your enamel, and through a natural process it will bind on and add to the enamel that's there.

2. Yexue Li:

   The enamel on the vase is special because it uses yangcai (foreign) enamels on a yellow ground a special color traditionally reserved for the emperor, its a high-quality vase because it was court commissioned, so it would have been of a high value when it was made. It is very exciting, and weve had a lot of interest already.

3. Christophe Snoeck:

   Cremation destroys all organic matter [ including DNA ] but all the inorganic matter survives and we know, from the study of tooth enamel, that there is a huge amount of information contained in the inorganic fraction of human remains.

4. Rhonda Kalasho:

   This acidity weakens enamel making it a lot more prone to staining, tooth decay and breakage.

5. Matthew Messina:

   The bacteria metabolize sugars, and the byproduct of that is acid, acid bathing the teeth is what dissolves away the enamel — the hard outer covering of the tooth — and that's what causes cavities.

Popularity rank by frequency of use