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• Ceramics — Ce*ram ics, n. [See {Ceramic}.] 1. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ceramics — may refer to:*Ceramic, inorganic non metallic materials whose formation is due to the action of heat *Ceramic art, artwork made out of clay …   Wikipedia

• ceramics — [n] pottery china, pots, slipware, terracotta, wares; concept 174 …   New thesaurus

• ceramics —    The ceramics most people are familiar with is commercial and is therefore functional rather than aesthetic/sculptural. This industry is dominated by Staffordshire companies including Wedgwood. Although these are technologically innovative,… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

• ceramics — ce|ram|ics [sıˈræmıks] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: keramikos, from keramos (clay used for making) pots ] 1.) [U] the art of making pots, bowls, ↑tiles etc, by shaping pieces of clay and baking them until they are hard 2.) [plural] things …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ceramics — noun 1 (U) the art of making pots, bowls, tiles etc, by shaping pieces of clay and baking them until they are hard 2 (plural) things that are made this way: an exhibition of ceramics at the crafts museum ceramic adjective: ceramic tiles …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English