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ceramics

[suh-ram-iks] / səˈræm ɪks /
NOUN
pottery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
slipware terracotta


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The Etruscans are also known for their bucchero ceramics, pottery they made with an inventive process that turns red clay into glossy black pieces, which they sometimes incised.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Students either catalog recovered artifacts, most of which are ceramics, or "broken pots," as Anderson described them, or supervise excavation trenches.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

Its high-tech ceramics are used to hold silicon wafers motionless while they are etched with circuitry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

In the ceramics discovered, residues preserved within them for thousands of years held DNA.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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