ceramic

(sə ramik)

adjective

  1. of or relating to pottery, earthenware, tile, porcelain, etc.
  2. of ceramics

Origin: Gr keramikos < keramos, potter's clay, pottery

noun

  1. the art or work of making objects of baked clay, as pottery, earthenware, etc.
  2. an object made of such materials: often used in pl.

See ceramic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

Origin:

Origin: From Greek keramikos, of pottery

Origin: , from keramos, potter's clay; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • ce·ramˈic adjective

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