Ceramic Vocabulary

Question 1

Ceramic

Answer 1

having to do with clay or glass

Question 2

Slip

Answer 2

clay the has been watered down, acts as glue

Question 3

Score

Answer 3

to draw/make lines in clay

Question 4

Slip/Score Tech.

Answer 4

connecting two peices of clay together

Question 5

Wedging

Answer 5

removing air pockets and creating uniform consistency of clay

Question 6

Coil Method

Answer 6

long strands of clay that get laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil

Question 7

Stoneware

Answer 7

high-fire clay, waterproof even without glaze

Question 8

Slab

Answer 8

a flattened out peice of clay

Question 9

Bone Dry

Answer 9

clay that is completely dry but not fired…stage of dryness

Question 10

Greenware

Answer 10

a term describing unfired clay objects in general

Question 11

Bisque Ware

Answer 11

clay that has been fired once without glaze

Question 12

Glaze Ware

Answer 12

bisque ware that has been glazed then fired

Question 13

Fettling Knife

Answer 13

knife-like tool for cutting into moist and leather-hard clay

Question 14

Loop Tool

Answer 14

a tool with a wooden handle and wire loop at end(s) that is used for carving and hollowing out clay forms

Question 15

Sprigging-on

Answer 15

adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms

Question 16

Incising

Answer 16

carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay

Question 17

Kiln

Answer 17

a furnace for heating clay to the temperatures necessary to make it permanently hard and stone like

Question 18

Element

Answer 18

heating coils of an electric kiln

Question 19

Footing

Answer 19

the bottom of a peice that rests upon a surface; raised and flush

Question 20

Firing

Answer 20

clay is hardened by heating it to a high temp.

Question 21

Glaze

Answer 21

Glass-forming chemicals

Question 22

Slip Clay

Answer 22

clay in liquid form

Question 23

Bat

Answer 23

a plaster disk or slab for clay work

Question 24

Casting

Answer 24

a clay made from a mold

Question 25

Casting Slip

Answer 25

liquid clay used in the process of forming objects with mold

Question 26

China

Answer 26

term which is associated to the bone china of Englad, but also is associated with vitreous white wears and porcelian

Question 27

Conditioning Coat

Answer 27

thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware or bisque ware

Question 28

Cone

Answer 28

mixture of ceramic materials that is designed to soften and bend

Question 29

Cone Plaque

Answer 29

small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln

Question 30

Cone Temp.

Answer 30

mixture of time and temp. at which the cone will bend to show the kilns shelf temp.

Question 31

Earthenware

Answer 31

a low-fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 2000 degree F

Question 32

Food-Safe

Answer 32

a product that has been tested and determined to be safe for use on surfaces which come in contact with food or drink

Question 33

Foot

Answer 33

base or the part of the peice of ceramic on which it rests

Question 34

Gloss

Answer 34

a shiny glaze-like finish

Question 35

Kiln Wash

Answer 35

the refactory coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protect from dripped glaze

Question 36

Leather-Hard

Answer 36

greenware that is allowed to become firm but still retains its wet look; stage of dryness

Question 37

Matte

Answer 37

soft finish with little or no shine

Question 38

Opaque

Answer 38

color which does not allow other colors to show through

Question 39

Peep Holes

Answer 39

vent holes; holes in the kiln to see the projects

Question 40

Pin Holes

Answer 40

tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or underglaze

Question 41

Plasticity

Answer 41

the ability of clay to be formed into a shape and retain it

Question 42

Posts

Answer 42

support the kiln shelves during firing

Question 43

Semi-Matte

Answer 43

satin-like surface which has a slight sheen to it

Question 44

Semi-Opaque

Answer 44

colors which generally allow only dark colors to show through

Question 45

Semi-Transparent

Answer 45

slightly colored and/or speckled colors which allowmost colors to come through

Question 46

Shelf Cone Temp.

Answer 46

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