Ceramics

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of ceramic form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The art or science of making ceramic objects. plural, plural-only

    "“The Global Africa Project” at the Museum of Arts & Design tries to survey this pervasiveness, in terms of contemporary visual endeavors of all kinds: jewelry, fashion, architecture, basketry, ceramics, painting, utilitarian design."

  3. 3
    the art of making and decorating pottery wordnet
  4. 4
    Ceramic objects as a group. plural, plural-only

Synonyms

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abstract artadobeartart formartistarts and crafts

Example

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"I have an interest in oriental ceramics."

Etymology

From ceramic + -ics.

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