ceramics Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the art of making and decorating pottery
  2. noun an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
    ceramic.

WordNet


Ce*ram"ics noun
Etymology
See Ceramic.
Definitions
  1. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc.
  2. pl. Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight.

Webster 1913