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# Ceramic

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Ceramic means inorganic non-metallic materials which are produced by heat.

Up until the 1950s or so, the most important of these were the traditional clays, made into pottery, bricks, tiles. The traditional crafts are described in the article on pottery. The word ceramic comes from the Greek word κεραμικός (keramikos). Ceramics is a singular noun referring to the art of making things out of ceramic materials.

Many ceramic materials are hard, porous and brittle.

## [edit] See also

English Wiktionary has a dictionary definition (word meaning) for:
ceramic

- Porcelain
- Pottery

## [edit] External links

- Advanced Ceramics – The Evolution, Classification, Properties, Production, Firing, Finishing and Design of Advanced Ceramics
- How pottery is made
- How sanitaryware is made

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