ceramics

American  

[suh-ram-iks] / səˈræm ɪks /

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.

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ceramics British  

/ ˈsɛrəmɪst, sɪˈræmɪks /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• ceramist noun

Etymology

Origin of ceramics

First recorded in 1855–60; ceramic, -ics

Compare meaning

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• ceramics vs. pottery

Example Sentences

That defiance includes displaying their fragile ceramics in the aboveground House of Culture, along with Ryabov’s own work, which survived a rocket attack last summer that damaged several buildings across the city.

From The Wall Street Journal

While he remained an advocate for Burslem's ceramics heritage, he said the town could not rely on it for its regeneration and needed to get behind initiatives like so-called "Burslemmy".

From BBC

My grandmother, who taught ceramics classes, made me my very first Black Santa Claus.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms. Kondo makes the point that handmade ceramics bear the spirit “of the place and time in which they were made”—a sentiment that underscores any collector’s impulses for the accumulation of objects.

From The Wall Street Journal

My friend Pip Hartle has a cute ceramics studio at the back of her garden, with lots of natural light and a wood burner, so it is lovely to visit in winter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• wares