Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
- noun An object, such as earthenware, porcelain, or tile, made of ceramic.
- noun The art or technique of making objects of ceramic, especially from fired clay.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or belonging to pottery or to the fictile arts; pertaining to the manufacture of porcelain, stoneware, earthenware, and terra-cotta: as, ceramic decoration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
- noun uncountable A hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic
minerals at high temperatures - noun countable An object made of this material
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
- adjective of or relating to or made from a ceramic
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Until fairly recently, these materials were made from naturally occurring mineral aggregates: the word ceramic comes from the Greek for “potter’s clay.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Until fairly recently, these materials were made from naturally occurring mineral aggregates: the word ceramic comes from the Greek for “potter’s clay.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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This is a micro thin ceramic coating that prevents a high percentage of carbon and bullet metal from adherring to your bore.
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This is a micro thin ceramic coating that prevents a high percentage of carbon and bullet metal from adherring to your bore.
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Now available in ceramic, the mug has gone from an on-the-street treat to an at-home companion.
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Now available in ceramic, the mug has gone from an on-the-street treat to an at-home companion.
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A few minutes later, EMB was bringing two new drinks - in ceramic mugs - to our table.
Archive 2008-06-01 Jessica 2008
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A few minutes later, EMB was bringing two new drinks - in ceramic mugs - to our table.
Star(bucks) Wars Jessica 2008
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This spirit native to India boasts a 90% alcohol content and is made by fermenting the mash of sugar cane pulp in ceramic containers.
The World's 5 Worst Ways To Get Drunk - The Consumerist 2008
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Working in ceramic, Irene Aguilar Alcantara depicts the itinerant fruit vendors seen everyday in Mexican towns.
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