ceramic

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.

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

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ce·ramic adj.

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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]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ceramic - 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

ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adj → de cerámica

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ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adj → céramique

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ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adj → keramisch;

(tiles) → Keramik-

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ceramic [sɪˈræmɪk] adj → ceramico/a