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ceramic

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ce·ram·ic  (s-rmk)
n.
1. Any of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.
2.
a. An object, such as earthenware, porcelain, or tile, made of ceramic.
b. ceramics (used with a sing. verb) The art or technique of making objects of ceramic, especially from fired clay.

[From Greek keramikos, of pottery, from keramos, potter's clay; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots.]

ce·ramic adj.

ceramic
Noun
1. a hard brittle material made by heating clay to a very high temperature
2. an object made of this material
Adjective
made of ceramic: ceramic tiles [Greek keramos potter's clay]

ceramic  (s-rmk)
Any of various hard, brittle, heat- and corrosion-resistant materials made typically of metallic elements combined with oxygen or with carbon, nitrogen, or sulfur. Most ceramics are crystalline and are poor conductors of electricity, though some recently discovered copper-oxide ceramics are superconductors at low temperatures.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ceramicceramic - an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
ceramics - the art of making and decorating pottery
brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
Adj.1.ceramic - of or relating to or made from a ceramic; "a ceramic dish"
Translations
Spanish ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adjde cerámica
French ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adjcéramique
German ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adjkeramisch;
(tiles) → Keramik-

Italian ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adjceramico/a

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