Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

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Ceramics

Term often applied to all kiln posts, but more correctly referring to specialised refractory furniture pieces equipped with ceramic or metallic points designed to support fully-glazed wares during ...

Flame-retention tip

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Gas burner tip which causes turbulence in moving stream of gas and air, intermixing them, speeding combustion, holding flame at burner tip, preventing both flame-off and back-burning.

Specific gravity

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The weight or density of a liquid measured in proportion to that of water. A glaze with a specific gravity of 1.2 is 1.2 times as dense as water per unit of measure. See HYDROMETER.

Flame-ware

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Wares made to stand stove-top heat. Explosions from trapped moisture, and resulting lawsuits have caused studio flame-ware to disappear from the domestic market.

Specific surface area

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The total surface area of a all particles per unit weght of material

Flashing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Colour change in fired clay or slip due to direct flame contact and residual ash deposition in wood firing, or due to variable currents of vapour deposition in salt and soda firing. Flashing can ...