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

Example Sentences

In the ceramics discovered, residues preserved within them for thousands of years held DNA.

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For some people, it’s bowling, or ceramics, or tinkering with motorcycles.

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The Campana Gallery - consisting of nine rooms which host Greek ceramics - will remain shut as engineers investigate "certain beams supporting the floors", the Louvre said.

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Nichols’s large donation of ceramics to the museum included an Izumo ware teapot glazed in the creamy buttermilk hue that distinguishes its type.

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The factory is a gamble for Corning, which has built its business over the past 174 years making specialty glass and ceramics.

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Related Words

• wares