Introduction to Ceramics Vocabulary

What is the term for the process of heating clay to a high temperature to harden it?

• Glazing

• Firing

• Wedging

• Slabbing

What is the name of the technique where clay is rolled into long, snake-like pieces and then stacked to form a shape?

• Pinching

• Coiling

• Slab building

• Throwing

What is the term for the liquid mixture of clay and water used to join pieces of clay together?

• Slip

• Glaze

• Bisque

• Engobe

What is the term for the first firing of a ceramic piece before it is glazed?

• Bisque firing

• Glaze firing

• Raku firing

• Reduction firing

Which technique involves shaping clay on a rapidly spinning wheel?

• Hand-building

• Throwing

• Slabbing

• Carving

Which of the following is a method of creating a flat, even piece of clay?

• Pinching

• Slab rolling

• Coiling

• Throwing

What is the term for the glass-like coating applied to ceramics for decoration and waterproofing?

• Slip

• Glaze

• Engobe

• Underglaze

What is the term for the process of removing air bubbles from clay by kneading it?

• Wedging

• Slabbing

• Throwing

• Coiling

What is the term for the stage of clay when it is dry but not yet fired?

• Leather-hard

• Bone dry

• Greenware

• Bisqueware

What is the order (from left to right) for attaching pieces of clay?

• Smooth

• Attach

• Slip

• Score