Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fictile arts collectively; the art or industry of making jars, vases, etc., from clay which is molded and baked; also, collectively, the things so made. See
ceramic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc.
- noun Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun plural of
ceramic - noun the
art orscience of making ceramic objects - noun ceramic objects as a group
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the art of making and decorating pottery
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Examples
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The moderated neutrons then impinge upon the glazing to be found on certain ceramics from the 1940s.
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The fruit bowl morphing into the surface is a logical progression of enhancing the shininess, typifying the forms seen in ceramics, and creating an interesting dialogue between the surfaces.
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Piezoelectricity is the ability of some materials (notably crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA and various proteins) to generate an electric field or electric potential in response to applied mechanical stress.
Transforming the Wind’s Vibrations into Electricity | Impact Lab 2010
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Some of the fun of ceramics comes from the unpredictability of the chemical and physical reactions of the materials.
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Vegas has a sweetness I adore and I loved him for his choice of book (The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists) and his luxury (a kiln; he has a degree in ceramics).
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Some of the fun of ceramics comes from the unpredictability of the chemical and physical reactions of the materials.
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The pieces are completely made in ceramics by Bosa, and are available both in full colour and embellished by decoration in black or platinum floral photo patterns.
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Once a colonial house, its fourteen elegant rooms display ceramics from the pre-Hispanic shaft tumbas or tombs.
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Once a colonial house, its fourteen elegant rooms display ceramics from the pre-Hispanic shaft tumbas or tombs.
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This can be seen most easily in ceramics, where the addition of a covering glaze was known to strengthen the clay body and make it impermeable.
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