ceramica

Definitions of ceramica
  1. noun
    the art of making and decorating pottery
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    type of:
    arte, attività artistica
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
  2. noun
    an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
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    types:
    mattone
    rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
    type of:
    strumentazione, strumento
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
  3. noun
    ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
  4. noun
    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
    synonyms: argilla, piattello
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    types:
    caolino
    a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
    bentonite
    an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
    type of:
    terra, terriccio
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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