Ibice by'imiterere ya ceramic ni ijambo rusange rigizwe n'imiterere itandukanye igoye y'ibice bya ceramic. Bikozwe mu ifu ya ceramic isukuye cyane, ibice bya ceramic bishyirwaho no gukandwa byumye cyangwa gukandwa bikonje, hanyuma bigacukurwa mu bushyuhe bwinshi, hanyuma bigakorwa mu buryo bunonosoye. Bikoreshwa cyane mu bikoresho bya semiconductor, itumanaho ry'amajwi, laser, ibikoresho by'ubuvuzi, peteroli, ibyuma, n'inganda z'ikoranabuhanga.