Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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molecule

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A group of atoms chemically bonded together to form a compound.

black-body radiation

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Infrared radiation emitted from any surface or material once it reaches red heat.

montmorillonite

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Clays such as bentonite, resulting from the breakdown of airborne volcanic ash. The finest particle-size of all clays. Very high shrinkage, and generally used only as an additive to claybodies or ...

black-figure style

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In ancient Greek ceramics, late Archaic and early Classical style in which figure first dominates, and where figures are in black against a red background.

mould

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The shape usually made of plaster used to form the article either by casting or pressing.

blackware firing

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Bonfire-firing which is smothered with manure and/or sawdust at maximum temperature and then buried in sand, dirt, or ash, to trap smoke, causing wares to turn black.