Ceramics Glossary Quiz

What is the term for a thin glassy layer formed on the surface of a ceramic article?

• Engobe

• Frit

• Slip

• Glaze

What is the process of forming pottery by pouring slip into a porous mould called?

• Jiggering

• Jolleying

• Casting

• Throwing

What is the term for fired but not yet glazed ware?

• Greenware

• Bisque

• Stoneware

• Porcelain

What is the name given to prepared clays?

• Frit

• Body

• Slip

• Grog

What is the term for a network of cracks in the glaze caused by tensile stresses?

• Crawling

• Peeling

• Crazing

• Spalling

What is the process of heating decorated bisque ware to burn out the organic media of the decoration?

• Sintering

• Quenching

• Calcination

• Hardening On

What is the term for the removal of air from clay?

• Pugging

• De-Airing

• Deflocculation

• Blunging

What is the term for a suspension of a clay body in water used for casting ware in moulds?

• Frit

• Slip

• Glaze

• Engobe

What is the term for the ability of a material to withstand high temperatures?

• Refractory

• Viscosity

• Plasticity

• Porosity

What is the term for the process of smoothing the outer edge of greenware?

• Turning

• Towing

• Fettling

• Burnishing