Ceramics

Word CERAMICS
Character 8
Hyphenation ce ram ics
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Definitions and meanings of "Ceramics"

What do we mean by ceramics?

A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a materal, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.

An object made of this material

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The word "ceramics" in example sentences

The moderated neutrons then impinge upon the glazing to be found on certain ceramics from the 1940s. ❋ Gordon McCabe (2009)

Piezoelectricity is the ability of some materials (notably crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA and various proteins) to generate an electric field or electric potential in response to applied mechanical stress. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some of the fun of ceramics comes from the unpredictability of the chemical and physical reactions of the materials. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The fruit bowl morphing into the surface is a logical progression of enhancing the shininess, typifying the forms seen in ceramics, and creating an interesting dialogue between the surfaces. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Vegas has a sweetness I adore and I loved him for his choice of book (The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists) and his luxury (a kiln; he has a degree in ceramics). ❋ Rachel Cooke (2010)

The pieces are completely made in ceramics by Bosa, and are available both in full colour and embellished by decoration in black or platinum floral photo patterns. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Once a colonial house, its fourteen elegant rooms display ceramics from the pre-Hispanic shaft tumbas or tombs. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Among the museum's petatillo ceramics is an urn and pedestal that were crafted by Gerónimo Ramos. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This can be seen most easily in ceramics, where the addition of a covering glaze was known to strengthen the clay body and make it impermeable. ❋ Unknown (2006)

There are questions about strategies to learn a range of skills when production is segmented or compartmentalized — for example, in ceramics and textile manufactures. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In 1954 an art institute was born that offered courses of three year's duration in ceramics, fashion design, furniture design, and jewelry making, as well as in the plastic arts. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Note 34: Louis-Claude Cadet de Gassicourt, "Decomposition de l'Émail par l'Alun," Mémoires de mathematique et de physique présentés à l'Académie royale des Sciences par divers sçavans, & lûs dans ses assemblées [Savants étrangers] 3 (1760); See also Macquer to [unknown] regarding Cadet's study and the problems of spotting in ceramics, 11 December 1769, BNF M.F. 9135, p. 9. back ❋ Unknown (2006)

The range of goods found in these places, especially items like ‘Talaverra’ style ceramics, is not as wide as in other parts of Mexico (the town of Dolores Hidalgo in Guanjuato is the place for ceramics, apparently) but is representative. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I had taken it for granted that the Japanese got their start in ceramics from the Chinese, which may be true, but it appears that the real leap forward in Japanese ceramics was due to what they learned from Korean potters. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This caused a revolution in Japanese ceramics and turned Arita in a major porcelain and ceramics production area, which it remains today. ❋ Unknown (2005)

His influence in the work of fine ceramics is tremendous, serving as he does on the boards of no less than nineteen well-known companies, including Minto Limited and Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company (of which he is the Chairman of the Board). ❋ Unknown (1985)

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