ceramics

ce·ram·ic  (s-rmk)

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.

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[From Greek keramikos, of pottery, from keramos, potter's clay; see ker-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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ce·ramic adj.

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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

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ceramics - the art of making and decorating pottery artistic 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

Translations

ceramics [sɪˈræmɪks] N (= art) → cerámica fsing; (= objects) → cerámicas fpl

ceramics [sɪˈræmɪks] npl

(= objects) → céramique f

(= art) → céramique f

ceramics

n

sing (= art) → Keramik f

pl (= articles) → Keramik (→ en pl) f, → Keramikwaren pl