The Emergence Machine

Ceramic

physical · Materials · Level 6 · E3

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Emergence definition

A type of material produced by shaping and firing inorganic, non-metallic powders or clays at high temperatures, resulting in a hard, non-metallic, and often translucent or opaque substance, leveraging the transfer of thermal energy from heat, the physical properties of earth, and the specific form of material.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “ceramic” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CeramicHeatTemperatureEarthMaterialPhysicsForceFormKinetic EnergyProcessActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesConcreteL7FeldsparL7KaolinL7Laminated GlassL7PorcelainL7CeramicL6EarthL3MaterialL3HeatL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Earth L3 (requires)
    Ceramics are made from earth-based materials like clay
  • Material L3 (requires)
    Ceramics are made from natural materials like clay
  • Heat L5 (requires)
    Ceramics are hardened by firing at high heat

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