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Ceramics Exam
Exam vocab--Ceramics
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10th Grade
05/28/2009

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Banding Wheel
Definition
small turntable to observe pottery shape/symmetry
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Bisque
Definition
clay that has been fired once
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Burnishing
Definition
rubbing the surface of greenware with spoon, produces shiny surface
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Bone Dry
Definition
green ware when it is completely dry. Very fragile at this point.
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Clay
Definition
2 types:
Primary--found at original site, such as creek beds and river edges
Secondary--made by combining primary clays with other ingredients to create specific clay bodies.
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Coil
Definition
rope-shaped clay used to form pottery; also used to strengthen pots at joints
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Cone
Definition
2 definitions:
1) a measure of temperature (low temperatures identified by number preceded with 0; high temperatures are identified by number with out 0 precedent such as cone 4, 5, 6, 10; also clay and chemical object used to determine kiln temperature
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Dipping
Definition
method to apply glaze to pottery
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Engobe
Definition
a colored slip used to decorate clay; is applied to leatherhard clay
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Firing
Definition
heating of clay to make it strong, process used to mature glazes on pottery.
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Glaze
Definition
glasslike, decorative finish; applied as a thin liquid; should be applied to bisqueware
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Greenware
Definition
clay before it has been fired; 3 stages: wet, leatherhard, bone dry
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Handbuilding
Definition
term generally used for making coil, slab or pinch pottery
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Kiln
Definition
furnace or oven used to fire clay
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Leatherhard
Definition
second stage of greenware; clay is stiff, but still workable
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Paddle/Bat
Definition
a piece of hard wood or other flat object to help shape clay or add texture to pottery. Also helps knock out air bubbles.
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Pinch Pot
Definition
pottery built by pinching clay by hand from a ball of clay
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Plasticity
Definition
the "movability" of clay
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Porcelain
Definition
a high fire, pure white, translucent clay
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Potter's Wheel
Definition
revolving wheel on which clay is shaped (thrown)
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Pug Mill
Definition
equipment used to wedge and reclaim clay
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Score
Definition
scratching wet clay surface as an aid to joining clay pieces. Use with slip.
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Slab
Definition
clay cut into sheetlike forms/shapes
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Slip
Definition
watery clay mixture used to join clay pieces; some slips can be used to decorate clay
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Stoneware
Definition
a low or high fire all purpose clay; the type of clay we use most often in class
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Terra Cotta
Definition
a low fire red colored clay
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Throwing Clay
Definition
term used for building clay pieces on potter's wheel.
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Underglaze
Definition
decorative colors applied to greenware; matt finishes unless clear glaze applied over underglaze
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Wedging
Definition
a type of kneading of clay which eliminates air bubbles
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