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CERAMICS [2 records]

Record 1 2000-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

The art or work of making objects of baked clay, as pottery, earthenware, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
DEF

Art de fabriquer les poteries et autres objets de terre cuite, de faïence, de porcelaine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria de la cerámica
DEF

Arte de fabricar objetos de arcilla cocida; [...]

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Record 2 1995-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceramics (Industries)
DEF

The broad term for all objects made of fired clay.

OBS

Principal divisions are earthenware, stoneware and porcelain, each category being distinguished by the fact that it is fired at a temperature higher than the preceding one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Céramique (Industries)
DEF

Terme générique qui a trait à l'ensemble des objets fabriqués en terre et ayant subi, au cours d'une cuisson à une température plus ou moins élevée, une transformation physico-chimique irréversible leur conférant une dureté caractéristique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria de la cerámica
DEF

Género de los objetos de [arcilla cocida]

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