Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cerámicos gresificados
English translation:
vitrified ceramics
Added to glossary by
Nikki Graham
Jan 14, 2002 02:44
22 yrs ago
Spanish term
cerámicos gresificados
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
descpción del piso de un templo
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | vitrified ceramics | Nikki Graham |
5 +1 | stoneware | Atenea Acevedo (X) |
5 | earthenware | Mary Maloof, CT |
Change log
Jul 1, 2005 15:07: Nikki Graham changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Architecture"
Aug 7, 2007 12:18: Nikki Graham changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/27139">mirta's</a> old entry - "cerámicos gresificados"" to ""vitrified ceramics""
Proposed translations
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8 hrs
Selected
vitrified ceramics
gresificar, according to the Eurodicautom, is vitrify.
- Glass - enamel(=IC8)
(1)
TERM grésificar
Reference Diccionario de azulejos ceramicos,CEC.1970
(2)
TERM fritar
Reference Diccionario de azulejos ceramicos,CEC.1970
(3)
TERM vitrifiear
Reference Diccionario de azulejos ceramicos,CEC.1970
(1)
TERM to vitrify
Reference Ceramic Tile Dictionary,CEC.1970
On searching for "vitrified ceramics" it leads back to stoneware.
stoneware Materials. 1. a hard, opaque, glassy ceramic ware that is fired at high temperatures and composed primarily of clay, silica, and feldspar.a hard, opaque, glassy ceramic ware that is fired at high temperatures and composed primarily of clay, silica, and feldspar. 2. any of various highly vitrified ceramics with low tensile strengths made of selected clays, feldspar, and silica; resistant to all acids, except hydrofluoric acid; used especially in industrial chemical equipment.any of various highly vitrified ceramics with low tensile strengths made of selected clays, feldspar, and silica; resistant to all acids, except hydrofluoric acid; used especially in industrial chemical equipment.
http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/def/9/8/6/7/9867700.html
Stoneware: is Vitrified Ceramics; they are no longer permeable to water, and they have been fired to around 1250°C or greater.
Earthenware: is not Vitrified; it is fired lower than Stoneware and can still be porous, which means that it could absorb water.
Stoneware:
Highly vitrified ceramics fired to above 1200oC. Most of the Silica in a fired stoneware body is melted into a glassy matrix and the resulting body is of high density and usually has a water absorption rate of less than 1%.
- Glass - enamel(=IC8)
(1)
TERM grésificar
Reference Diccionario de azulejos ceramicos,CEC.1970
(2)
TERM fritar
Reference Diccionario de azulejos ceramicos,CEC.1970
(3)
TERM vitrifiear
Reference Diccionario de azulejos ceramicos,CEC.1970
(1)
TERM to vitrify
Reference Ceramic Tile Dictionary,CEC.1970
On searching for "vitrified ceramics" it leads back to stoneware.
stoneware Materials. 1. a hard, opaque, glassy ceramic ware that is fired at high temperatures and composed primarily of clay, silica, and feldspar.a hard, opaque, glassy ceramic ware that is fired at high temperatures and composed primarily of clay, silica, and feldspar. 2. any of various highly vitrified ceramics with low tensile strengths made of selected clays, feldspar, and silica; resistant to all acids, except hydrofluoric acid; used especially in industrial chemical equipment.any of various highly vitrified ceramics with low tensile strengths made of selected clays, feldspar, and silica; resistant to all acids, except hydrofluoric acid; used especially in industrial chemical equipment.
http://www.harcourt.com/dictionary/def/9/8/6/7/9867700.html
Stoneware: is Vitrified Ceramics; they are no longer permeable to water, and they have been fired to around 1250°C or greater.
Earthenware: is not Vitrified; it is fired lower than Stoneware and can still be porous, which means that it could absorb water.
Stoneware:
Highly vitrified ceramics fired to above 1200oC. Most of the Silica in a fired stoneware body is melted into a glassy matrix and the resulting body is of high density and usually has a water absorption rate of less than 1%.
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12 mins
stoneware
Quiere decir "cerámica de gres", se trata de un proceso de alfarería en el que se mezclan arcilla figulina y arena cuarzosa.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Robert INGLEDEW
: No doubt, Stoneware = gres (Javier Collazo)
5 mins
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Gracias Robert
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39 mins
earthenware
More likely earthenware. You refer to an ancient temple, so the floor was probably made of clay taken directly out of the earth, cut into tiles, baked and set into the ground. Oxford Spanish-English dictionary: "gres m (arcilla) potter's clay; (cerámica) earthenware." Hope this helps.
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Note added at 2002-01-14 03:33:21 (GMT)
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Evidently there is a significant difference between stoneware and earthenware:
http://stoneware.seeleys.com/What_is_Stoneware/what_is_stone...
\"A brief look back in time.
Traditional ceramics have so far been based on earthenware. In the very long
history of ceramics, earthenware clays were used to create the early utilitarian
ware, necessary for civilization. Going back more than 50,000 years, shards
of earthenware help date the particular period when it was used. Stoneware
and porcelain, both high firing clay bodies, arrived much later but are not
really newcomers on the scene - they appeared over 2,000 years ago in
China and gave birth to very important industries already in those times. It
was the availability of kilns that could fire to those higher temperatures rather
than the clays themselves that made China the country of origin. European
and Middle East ceramics, although very advanced in decorating techniques,
was limited to earthenware as they were unable to fire stoneware and
porcelain to maturity.\"
Looks like those \"cerámicos gresificados\" are indeed earthenware.
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Note added at 2002-01-14 03:33:21 (GMT)
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Evidently there is a significant difference between stoneware and earthenware:
http://stoneware.seeleys.com/What_is_Stoneware/what_is_stone...
\"A brief look back in time.
Traditional ceramics have so far been based on earthenware. In the very long
history of ceramics, earthenware clays were used to create the early utilitarian
ware, necessary for civilization. Going back more than 50,000 years, shards
of earthenware help date the particular period when it was used. Stoneware
and porcelain, both high firing clay bodies, arrived much later but are not
really newcomers on the scene - they appeared over 2,000 years ago in
China and gave birth to very important industries already in those times. It
was the availability of kilns that could fire to those higher temperatures rather
than the clays themselves that made China the country of origin. European
and Middle East ceramics, although very advanced in decorating techniques,
was limited to earthenware as they were unable to fire stoneware and
porcelain to maturity.\"
Looks like those \"cerámicos gresificados\" are indeed earthenware.
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