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Ceramic vs Photoceramic - What's the difference?

ceramic | photoceramic |

As nouns the difference between ceramic and photoceramic

is that ceramic is a hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures while photoceramic is a photograph reproduced upon a ceramic surface.

As an adjective ceramic

is made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

ceramic

English

(wikipedia ceramic)

Adjective

(-)
  • made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
    • A ceramic vase stood on the table.

    Derived terms

    * vitroceramic

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures
    • Joan made the dish of ceramic .
  • (countable) An object made of this material
    • Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.

    See also

    * kaolin, kaoline

    Related terms

    * ceramics

    References

    * Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0001]

    Anagrams

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    photoceramic

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A photograph reproduced upon a ceramic surface