ceramics
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ce·ram·ic
(sə-răm′ĭk)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.
ce·ram′ic adj.
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ceramics
(sɪˈræmɪks)n
(Ceramics) (functioning as singular) the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc
ceramist, ceˈramicist n
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ce•ram•ics
(səˈræm ɪks)n.
1. (used with a sing. v.) the art or technology of making objects of clay and similar materials treated by firing.
2. (used with a pl. v.) articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc.
[1855–60]
ce•ram•ist (səˈræm ɪst, ˈsɛr ə mɪst) ce•ram•i•cist (səˈræm ə sɪst) 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: Pottery2. articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc. — ceramist, keramist, ceramicist, keramicist, n.
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ceramics
1. Anything made of baked clay.
2. The potter’s art.
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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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Translations
فَنُّ صِناعَةِ الخَزَف
hrnčířstvíkeramika
keramikkunst
kerámia
leirkerasmíîi, postulínsgerî
seramikçilik
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ceramic
(səˈrӕmik) adjective (of the art) of pottery.
noun something made of pottery. She sells ceramics, but they are very expensive.
ceˈramics noun singular the art of pottery.
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