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Definition of Ceramics

1. Noun. The art of making and decorating pottery.

Definition of Ceramics

1. n. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc.

Definition of Ceramics

1. Noun. plural of ceramic ¹

2. Noun. the art or science of making ceramic objects ¹

3. Noun. ceramic objects as a group ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ceramics

1. ceramic [n] - See also: ceramic

Medical Definition of Ceramics

1. Products made by baking or firing nonmetallic minerals (clay and similar materials). In making dental restorations or parts of restorations the material is fused porcelain. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceramics

Literary usage of Ceramics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Art Directory by R.R. Bowker Company, American Federation of Arts (1898)
"Storer, Mrs. Maria Longworth (ceramics), care of Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, ... Tiffany, Mary (ceramics). Cooper Union Art School, New York, NY Titus. ..."

2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Emphasis is on ceramics and ceramic composites and coatings used in critical ... Subject areas include: ceramics properties, especially mechanical ..."

3. Globalization of Materials R&d: Time for a National Strategy by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"ceramics S The 2000 benchmarking report noted that, with the exception of research in electromechanical systems and coatings, the relative US position in ..."

4. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Third by Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"After densification, alumina grains grow to yield ceramics with ... This processing can be applied to other ceramics having asymmetric unit cell, ..."

5. A LM Ia Ceramic Kiln in South-Central Crete: Function and Pottery Production by Joseph W. Shaw (2001)
"For an account of the history of analytical work on Aegean ceramics, see Jones 1986; also Day et al. 1999. 3. For the pottery workshop at ..."

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