Ceramic vs. Earthenware

Ceramicadjective

Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

Ceramicnoun

(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material.

Ceramicnoun

(countable) An object made of this material

Ceramicadjective

Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

Ceramicnoun

an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

Ceramicadjective

of or relating to or made from a ceramic;

Ceramicadjective

made of clay and permanently hardened by heat

Ceramicadjective

relating to ceramic articles

Ceramicnoun

pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat

Ceramicnoun

the art of making ceramic articles.

Ceramicnoun

the material from which ceramics are made

Ceramicnoun

any non-metallic solid which remains hard when heated.

Ceramic

A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and brick.

Earthenwarenoun

(ceramics) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

Earthenwarenoun

Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain.

Earthenwarenoun

ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

Earthenwarenoun

pottery made of clay fired to a porous state which can be made impervious to liquids by the use of a glaze

Earthenware

Earthenware is glazed or unglazed nonvitreous pottery that has normally been fired below 1,200 °C (2,190 °F). Basic earthenware, often called terracotta, absorbs liquids such as water.