ceramics

[suh-ram-iks]

noun

1. (used with a singular verb),  the art or technology of making objects of clay and similar materials treated by firing.

2. (used with a plural verb),  articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc.

ceramics

/ ˈsɛrəmɪst, sɪˈræmɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc

Other Word Forms

• ceramist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceramics¹

First recorded in 1855–60; ceramic, -ics

Related Words

• wares