ce‧ram‧ics /səˈræmɪks, sɪˈræmɪks/ noun
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek; Origin: keramikos, from keramos '(clay used for making) pots']

1. [uncountable] the art of making pots, bowls, tiles etc, by shaping pieces of clay and baking them until they are hard

2. [plural] things that are made this way:
an exhibition of ceramics
—ceramic adjective:
ceramic tiles

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