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clydesdale489 · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Location: scotland

Can anyone advise on what the difference is between a ceramic wash basin and a ceramica wash basin?

thescruff · Moderator Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 4756 Location: Bath

Country of origin Rolling Eyes

probably

clydesdale489 · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Location: scotland

I have been looking at wash basins on-line today for our cloakroom downstairs and noticed that some of these were desribed as ceramica. Thanks for your answer.

thescruff · Moderator Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 4756 Location: Bath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic

The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός (keramikos). The term covers inorganic non-metallic materials whose formation is due to the action of heat. Up until the 1950s or so, the most important of these were the traditional clays, made into pottery, bricks, tiles and are like, along with cements and glass. Clay based ceramics are described in the article on pottery. A composite material of ceramic and metal is known as cermet. The word ceramic can be an adjective, and can also be used as a noun to refer to a ceramic material, or a product of ceramic manufacture. Ceramics is a singular noun referring to the art of making things out of ceramic materials. The technology of manufacturing and usage of ceramic materials is part of the field of ceramic engineering.

Ceramica is probably Italian or Spanish sanitary ware Cool

AlanE · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject:

Think you will find it is a type of ceramic.

Several English potteries claim to make ceramica products.

Dan Robinson · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: ceramica