ceramics (noun)

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• ceramics — noun 1 (U) the art of making pots, bowls, tiles etc, by shaping pieces of clay and baking them until they are hard 2 (plural) things that are made this way: an exhibition of ceramics at the crafts museum ceramic adjective: ceramic tiles …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ceramics — noun a) plural of ceramic b) the art or science of making ceramic objects …   Wiktionary

• ceramics — plural noun an exhibit of Armenian ceramics Syn: pottery, pots, china, terra cotta …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ceramics — /səˈræmɪks / (say suh ramiks) noun 1. (construed as singular) the art and technology of making clay products and similar ware. 2. (construed as plural) articles of earthenware, porcelain, etc. Also, Rare, keramics. {plural of ceramic. See ics}… …  

• ceramics — ce|ram|ics [ sə ræmıks ] noun 1. ) uncount the art or process of making ceramic objects 2. ) plural ceramic objects, decorations, or art …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ceramics — UK [səˈræmɪks] / US noun art 1) [uncountable] the art or process of making ceramic objects 2) [plural] ceramic objects, decorations, or art …   English dictionary

• ceramics — [səˈræmɪks] noun 1) [U] the art or process of making ceramic objects 2) [plural] ceramic objects …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ceramic — [sɪ ramɪk] adjective 1》 made of clay that is permanently hardened by heat. 2》 relating to ceramics. noun (ceramics) 1》 ceramic articles.     ↘[usu. treated as sing.] the art of making ceramics. 2》 clay used to make ceramics.     ↘any non metallic …   English new terms dictionary

• copper oxide — noun an oxide of copper • Hypernyms: ↑oxide * * * noun : any oxide of copper: as a. : the oxide Cu2O that occurs naturally as cuprite and is obtained as red or yellow crystals or powder by oxidation of copper in a furnace or by electrolysis and… …   Useful english dictionary

• lithium carbonate — noun a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic depressive disorder • Syn: ↑Lithane …   Useful english dictionary

• ceramicist — noun a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter s wheel and bakes them it a kiln • Syn: ↑potter, ↑thrower, ↑ceramist • Derivationally related forms: ↑ceramics (for: ↑ceramist), ↑ceramics, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary