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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.

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

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Blazing-hot kilns in India's $6.5 billion ceramics manufacturing hub employing hundreds of thousands of people have gone cold, shut down in an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Pupils from years 11 to 13 at Sevenoaks School help to make ceramics and creative clay items in workshops run by the Hospice in the Weald in Pembury.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Images of seabirds, fish, and sprouting maize appear together on textiles, ceramics, pottery, wall carvings and paintings.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Jobs are set to be cut at ceramics firm Wedgwood in the latest blow to the industry in Stoke-on-Trent.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Just outside the Quarter’s huge door, on the path to Jaffa Gate, sat the Sandrouni family’s famous ceramics shop.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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