ce·ram·ic (s -r m  k)n. 1. 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. 2. a. An object, such as earthenware, porcelain, or tile, made of ceramic. b. ceramics (used with a sing. verb) The art or technique of making objects of ceramic, especially from fired clay. [From Greek keramikos, of pottery, from keramos, potter's clay; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots.] ce·ram ic adj. |
ceramics [sɪˈræmɪks]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (functioning as singular) the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc.
ceramist [ˈsɛrəmɪst], ceramicist n
ceramics, keramics
1. the art and technology of making objects of clay and other materials treated by firing.
2. articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc. — ceramist, keramist, ceramicist, keramicist, n.
See also: Pottery
2. articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc. — ceramist, keramist, ceramicist, keramicist, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  ceramics - the art of making and decorating potteryartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" ceramic - an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures |
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