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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

In the western state of Gujurat, a shortage of gas rather than oil has seen the region's ceramics industry shut down for the best part of a month.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

He played with is little ball in the noonday sun, drank enormous quantities of unsweetened melon juice, and delicately poked around Blanca’s ceramics.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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