ceramic
inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat
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Summary
ceramic is an ethnological term[1]. ceramic draws 10,221 Wikipedia views per month (ethnological term category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Made from material: clay[3]
- Subclass of: solid[4], product[5], material[6]
- Commons category: Ceramics[7]
- Said to be the same as: pottery ware[8], ceramic material[9]
- Has part(s): fine ceramic[10], heavy clay ceramic[11]
- Start time: -29000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ceramics[13]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
- MCN code: 6912.00.00[17]
- Fabrication method: burning[18], ceramic engineering[19], sintering[20]
- Has list: Klassifikation keramischer Massen[21]
- Studied by: ceramology[22], technical ceramics[23], ethnology[24], vase science[25]
- Practiced by: ceramicist[26], ceramics designer[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Craft[28], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for ceramic include Pottery Neolithic[30], a periodization[31].
Why It Matters
ceramic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] ceramic is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for ceramic include Pottery Neolithic[30], a periodization[31].