Ibice by'imiterere ya ceramic ni ijambo rusange rigizwe n'imiterere itandukanye igoye y'ibice bya ceramic. Bikozwe mu ifu ya ceramic ifite isuku nyinshi, ibice bya ceramic bishyirwaho no gukandwa byumye cyangwa gukandwa bikonje, hanyuma bigacukurwa mu bushyuhe bwinshi, hanyuma bigakorwa mu buryo bunoze. Bikoreshwa cyane mu bikoresho bya semiconductor, itumanaho ry'amatara, laser, ibikoresho by'ubuvuzi, peteroli, ibyuma, inganda z'ikoranabuhanga hamwe n'ibintu byayo nko kurwanya ubushyuhe bwinshi, kurwanya ingese, kurwanya kwangirika no gukingira ubushyuhe.