Teapot
noun
A container with a handle, a spout and a lid, used for making and pouring tea.
She filled the teapot with hot water and placed it on the table.
Often appears as...
- fill the teapot
- pour from the teapot
noun
In computing, a test object in 3D computer graphics.
The Utah teapot is a standard reference object in the world of computer graphics.
Often appears as...
- utah teapot
- teapot in graphics
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noun
A container with a handle, a spout and a lid, used for making and pouring tea.
She filled the teapot with hot water and placed it on the table.
Often appears as...
- fill the teapot
- pour from the teapot
noun
In computing, a test object in 3D computer graphics.
The Utah teapot is a standard reference object in the world of computer graphics.
Often appears as...
- utah teapot
- teapot in graphics
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Tea Rituals
In many cultures, teapots symbolize hospitality and social gatherings, often associated with traditions.
During the Japanese tea ceremony, the teapot is handled with reverence.
Pro Tip 2/3Teapot Materials
Teapots are made from various materials like ceramic, glass, or metal, which can affect the tea's flavor.
A ceramic teapot may keep the tea hot longer than a glass one.
Pro Tip 3/3Design Significance
The design of a teapot can be a cultural artifact, reflecting artistic styles of different eras or regions.
The Victorian teapot's elaborate design reflects 19th-century English aesthetics.
Pro Tip 1/3Tea Rituals
In many cultures, teapots symbolize hospitality and social gatherings, often associated with traditions.
During the Japanese tea ceremony, the teapot is handled with reverence.
Pro Tip 2/3Teapot Materials
Teapots are made from various materials like ceramic, glass, or metal, which can affect the tea's flavor.
A ceramic teapot may keep the tea hot longer than a glass one.
Pro Tip 3/3Design Significance
The design of a teapot can be a cultural artifact, reflecting artistic styles of different eras or regions.
The Victorian teapot's elaborate design reflects 19th-century English aesthetics.
Pro Tip 1/3Tea Rituals
In many cultures, teapots symbolize hospitality and social gatherings, often associated with traditions.
During the Japanese tea ceremony, the teapot is handled with reverence.
Pro Tip 2/3Teapot Materials
Teapots are made from various materials like ceramic, glass, or metal, which can affect the tea's flavor.
A ceramic teapot may keep the tea hot longer than a glass one.
Pro Tip 3/3Design Significance
The design of a teapot can be a cultural artifact, reflecting artistic styles of different eras or regions.
The Victorian teapot's elaborate design reflects 19th-century English aesthetics.
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Spotting the World's...
And old teapots. Yeah, because although this is like historic, it wasn't that long ago in the grand scheme of things like there are still people living today that would have worked here and relatives of those people. It's crazy to think and you'd think that when these places go into disrepair, disuse, no one uses them anymore
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The story behind the...
waiting to hear whether new shipments of tea that have arrived down the harbor will be unloaded for sale. When the captain of one of those ships reported that he could not leave with his cargo on board, Sam Adams rose to shout, "This meeting can do no more to save the country!" Cries of "Boston Harbor a teapot tonight!"
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Daniel Wolpert: The real...
it's extremely noisy. Forget about trying to hit the bull's eye in darts, just aim for the same spot over and over again. You have a huge spread due to movement variability. And more than that, the outside world, or task, is both ambiguous and variable. The teapot could be full, it could be empty. It changes over time.
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Greg Lynn: How calculus...
and could always be produced in the same way. That way, each one of these tools we could pay for with a few hundred dollars, and get incredible variation in the components. And this is one of those examples of the sets. So, for me, what was important is that this coffee set -- which is just a coffee pot, a teapot,
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The real reason for...
you put motor output on movement output it's extremely noisy forget if I try to hit the bull's eye and ask just aim for the same spot over and over again you have a huge spread due to movement variability and more than that the outside world or task was both ambiguous and variable that teapot could be full
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Militant atheism PIPE...
using a hypothetical teapot in orbit about Mars. You would strictly have to be agnostic about whether there is a teapot in orbit about Mars, but that doesn't mean you treat the likelihood of its existence as on all fours with its non-existence. The list of things which we strictly have to be agnostic about
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Be humble -- and other...
The third lesson I learned from the philosophy of water is about openness. Water is open to change. Depending on the temperature, it can be a liquid, solid or gas. Depending on the medium it's in, it can be a teapot, a cup or a flower vase.
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Making data tangible PIPE...
movement in this work called lepidoptera I've also used data from migrating bird patterns to create flocking movement in these tiny teapots called teeth look so I've worked with day for a life as a
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The Strange and...
with a stove and an oven and a teapot what do you think of that Oh didn't like that it's actually a little bit bigger
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Frank Gehry: Nice...
I did a teapot and nobody bought it. Did it leak?
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Spotting the World's...
And old teapots. Yeah, because although this is like historic, it wasn't that long ago in the grand scheme of things like there are still people living today that would have worked here and relatives of those people. It's crazy to think and you'd think that when these places go into disrepair, disuse, no one uses them anymore
Video examples
The story behind the...
waiting to hear whether new shipments of tea that have arrived down the harbor will be unloaded for sale. When the captain of one of those ships reported that he could not leave with his cargo on board, Sam Adams rose to shout, "This meeting can do no more to save the country!" Cries of "Boston Harbor a teapot tonight!"
Video examples
Daniel Wolpert: The real...
it's extremely noisy. Forget about trying to hit the bull's eye in darts, just aim for the same spot over and over again. You have a huge spread due to movement variability. And more than that, the outside world, or task, is both ambiguous and variable. The teapot could be full, it could be empty. It changes over time.
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Greg Lynn: How calculus...
and could always be produced in the same way. That way, each one of these tools we could pay for with a few hundred dollars, and get incredible variation in the components. And this is one of those examples of the sets. So, for me, what was important is that this coffee set -- which is just a coffee pot, a teapot,
Video examples
The real reason for...
you put motor output on movement output it's extremely noisy forget if I try to hit the bull's eye and ask just aim for the same spot over and over again you have a huge spread due to movement variability and more than that the outside world or task was both ambiguous and variable that teapot could be full
Video examples
Militant atheism PIPE...
using a hypothetical teapot in orbit about Mars. You would strictly have to be agnostic about whether there is a teapot in orbit about Mars, but that doesn't mean you treat the likelihood of its existence as on all fours with its non-existence. The list of things which we strictly have to be agnostic about
Video examples
Be humble -- and other...
The third lesson I learned from the philosophy of water is about openness. Water is open to change. Depending on the temperature, it can be a liquid, solid or gas. Depending on the medium it's in, it can be a teapot, a cup or a flower vase.
Video examples
Making data tangible PIPE...
movement in this work called lepidoptera I've also used data from migrating bird patterns to create flocking movement in these tiny teapots called teeth look so I've worked with day for a life as a
Video examples
The Strange and...
with a stove and an oven and a teapot what do you think of that Oh didn't like that it's actually a little bit bigger
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Frank Gehry: Nice...
I did a teapot and nobody bought it. Did it leak?
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Frances Mayes
American Educator
I'm just fascinated by houses. In another life, I'd have probably trained as an architect. If I had enough money, I'd collect them like other people collect teapots. I don't know why I love them so much. I'm just very interested in the idea of a house as a metaphor for the way one lives.
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Stephen Bayley
British Critic
I just don't understand how you can not be concerned about your appearance. From time to time I'm vilified as the person who cares about the look of a teapot - and it's not that I believe my taste is superior, I just can not believe that other people don't care.
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Louis MacNeice
British Poet
The teapot takes in water and gives out tea. So the human individual takes in anything you give him and promptly transforms it; he is ready to give you out again his own reactions - first, in thought and emotion, then in voice or action.
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David McFadden
Canadian Poet
Outside of the chair, the teapot is the most ubiquitous and important design element in the domestic environment and almost everyone who has tackled the world of design has ended up designing one.
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Bonnie McKee
American Musician
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about. The first song I wrote was called 'Kitten.
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Phyllis Logan
Scottish Actress
Normally I will have five or six cups of tea a day, and if I can have them poured from a teapot, then all the better. I think tea tastes so much nicer from a pot.
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Lesley Manville
English Actress
I like to personalise my dressing room, have a cover for the bed and, if it is a long run, a few cushions and a teapot - a little pot for one.
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Alaska
Spanish Musician
My perfect day starts with putting on the teapot. Then I have tea in my favorite 'Golden Girls' mug and watch 'The Daily Show.
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Billy Dee Williams
American Actor
Originally I planned on starting a teapot collection. I really like them.
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Helen Oyeyemi
British Novelist
Home is where your teapots are.
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Frances Mayes
American Educator
I'm just fascinated by houses. In another life, I'd have probably trained as an architect. If I had enough money, I'd collect them like other people collect teapots. I don't know why I love them so much. I'm just very interested in the idea of a house as a metaphor for the way one lives.
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Stephen Bayley
British Critic
I just don't understand how you can not be concerned about your appearance. From time to time I'm vilified as the person who cares about the look of a teapot - and it's not that I believe my taste is superior, I just can not believe that other people don't care.
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Louis MacNeice
British Poet
The teapot takes in water and gives out tea. So the human individual takes in anything you give him and promptly transforms it; he is ready to give you out again his own reactions - first, in thought and emotion, then in voice or action.
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David McFadden
Canadian Poet
Outside of the chair, the teapot is the most ubiquitous and important design element in the domestic environment and almost everyone who has tackled the world of design has ended up designing one.
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Bonnie McKee
American Musician
I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about. The first song I wrote was called 'Kitten.
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Phyllis Logan
Scottish Actress
Normally I will have five or six cups of tea a day, and if I can have them poured from a teapot, then all the better. I think tea tastes so much nicer from a pot.
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Lesley Manville
English Actress
I like to personalise my dressing room, have a cover for the bed and, if it is a long run, a few cushions and a teapot - a little pot for one.
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Alaska
Spanish Musician
My perfect day starts with putting on the teapot. Then I have tea in my favorite 'Golden Girls' mug and watch 'The Daily Show.
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Billy Dee Williams
American Actor
Originally I planned on starting a teapot collection. I really like them.
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Helen Oyeyemi
British Novelist
Home is where your teapots are.
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