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Ceramics
Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.
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Draught
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
The flow of exhaust gases out of a fuel kiln, affecting intake of flames and secondary air.
Secondary kaolins
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Kaolins which have been transported some distance from the parent rock and are still very pure, but much more plastic than primary kaolins.
Spy-hole
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Small holes in kiln door or wall, allowing viewing of cones, flames, wares, and/or atmosphere during firing.
Tempering materials
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Gritty materials like volcanic ash (low-fire only) sand, or grog, added to clay to open up body, give physical structure in wet-working, and increase thermal-shock resistance.
Unity formula
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A formula generated by glaze calculation, which lists all glaze oxides present in separate columns for fluxes, refractories, and glass-formers.
Volatization
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Change from solid or liquid to gas during during firing, resulting in outgassing from the clay or glaze.
Effloresce, efflorescence
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Formation of crystalline deposits on surface of clay or concrete as soluble compounds migrate to surface during drying. See EGYPTIAN PASTE.
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