Clay a naturally occurring aluminum silicate composed primarily of fine grained minerals.
Ceramic vocab terms.
Bag wall firebrick structure which prevents intense heat from striking the ware.
Blisters bubbles formed in the body or glaze due to rapid gas release.
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Ceramic terms and vocabulary.
Four ceramic construction techniques.
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Beaker a tall cup.
Coiled pottery one of the oldest ways of forming pottery.
Bat a disc of wood plaster or plastic used on the wheel head.
Additive method involving adding material to an object to create.
Greek term meaning earthenware from which the word ceramics is derived.
Ceramics objects made of clay fired sufficiently high in temperature for a chemical change to take place in the clay body usually over 1550 degrees f.
Term often applied to all kiln posts but more correctly referring to specialized refractory furniture pieces equipped with ceramic or metallic points designed to support fully glazed wares during firing.
Ceramic clay vocabulary list 1.
Long strands of clay which are.