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Ceramics vs Crockery - What's the difference?

ceramics | crockery |

As nouns the difference between ceramics and crockery

is that ceramics is plural of ceramic while crockery is plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware, usually made of some ceramic material.

ceramics

English

Noun

(wikipedia ceramics) (-)
  • plural of ceramic
  • the art or science of making ceramic objects
  • ceramic objects as a group

    • crockery

    English

    Noun

  • Plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware, usually made of some ceramic material.
  • Crocks, earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    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] (etymology) * Oxford English Dictionary.