ceramic

[ suh-ram-ik ]

/ səˈræm ɪk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ceramic ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or relating to products made from clay and similar materials, as pottery and brick, or to their manufacture: ceramic art.

noun

ceramic material.

Origin of ceramic

1840–50; variant of keramic<Greek keramikós, equivalent to kéram(os) potters' clay + -ikos-ic

Words nearby ceramic

cer-, cera, ceraceous, Ceram, ceramal, ceramic, ceramic engineering, ceramic hob, ceramic oxide, ceramics, ceramidase

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Example sentences from the Web for ceramic

My finger burned when it touched the blossom of lead embedded in the ceramic armor.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Having met in 1952 while Jacqueline was working in a ceramic studio, the couple moved in together two years later.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ceramic pieces, metal fragments, seeds and human remains have been uncovered by archeologists at the site.
Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is actually the coagulation of thousands of ceramic poppies.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’|Clive Irving|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In London, a sea of ceramic poppies were released from the Tower of London to mark the date.
William And Kate Mark World War I Centenary In Belgium|Tom Sykes|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has in view the culminating point of ceramic art, the apex to which the works of the artists of all time lead up step by step.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young
Ceramic art presents two classes of phenomena of importance in the study of the evolution of æsthetic culture.
Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art.|William Henry Holmes
It is manifestly useless to seek for their antecedents within the limits of the ceramic art.
Pottery of the ancient Pueblos. (1886 N 04 / 1882-1883 (pages 257-360))|William Henry Holmes
An examination of the esthetic features of the ceramic art has proved exceptionally instructive.
Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia|William Henry Holmes
Belgium, in at least two of the seats of its ceramic wares, has been closely allied with France.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for ceramic

ceramic

/ (sɪˈræmɪk) /

noun

a hard brittle material made by firing clay and similar substances

an object made from such a material

adjective

of, relating to, or made from a ceramicthis vase is ceramic

of or relating to ceramicsceramic arts and crafts

Word Origin for ceramic

C19: from Greek keramikos, from keramos potter's clay, pottery

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for ceramic

ceramic

[ sə-răm′ĭk ]

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.

单词	ceramic
释义	ceramic [ suh-ram-ik ] / səˈræm ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ceramic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to products made from clay and similar materials, as pottery and brick, or to their manufacture: ceramic art. noun ceramic material. Origin of ceramic 1840–50; variant of keramic<Greek keramikós, equivalent to kéram(os) potters' clay + -ikos-ic Words nearby ceramic cer-, cera, ceraceous, Ceram, ceramal, ceramic, ceramic engineering, ceramic hob, ceramic oxide, ceramics, ceramidase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ceramic My finger burned when it touched the blossom of lead embedded in the ceramic armor. I Shot Bin Laden\|Elliot Ackerman\|November 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Having met in 1952 while Jacqueline was working in a ceramic studio, the couple moved in together two years later. Revealing The Unseen Picasso\|Justin Jones\|November 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ceramic pieces, metal fragments, seeds and human remains have been uncovered by archeologists at the site. Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali\|Jason McGahan\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It is actually the coagulation of thousands of ceramic poppies. Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’\|Clive Irving\|September 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In London, a sea of ceramic poppies were released from the Tower of London to mark the date. William And Kate Mark World War I Centenary In Belgium\|Tom Sykes\|August 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He has in view the culminating point of ceramic art, the apex to which the works of the artists of all time lead up step by step. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young Ceramic art presents two classes of phenomena of importance in the study of the evolution of æsthetic culture. Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art.\|William Henry Holmes It is manifestly useless to seek for their antecedents within the limits of the ceramic art. Pottery of the ancient Pueblos. (1886 N 04 / 1882-1883 (pages 257-360))\|William Henry Holmes An examination of the esthetic features of the ceramic art has proved exceptionally instructive. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia\|William Henry Holmes Belgium, in at least two of the seats of its ceramic wares, has been closely allied with France. The Ceramic Art\|Jennie J. Young British Dictionary definitions for ceramic ceramic / (sɪˈræmɪk) / noun a hard brittle material made by firing clay and similar substances an object made from such a material adjective of, relating to, or made from a ceramicthis vase is ceramic of or relating to ceramicsceramic arts and crafts Word Origin for ceramic C19: from Greek keramikos, from keramos potter's clay, pottery Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ceramic porcelain, tile, brick, earthenware, ceramics, stoneware, clay Scientific definitions for ceramic ceramic [ sə-răm′ĭk ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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ceramic

adjective

noun

Origin of ceramic

Words nearby ceramic

Example sentences from the Web for ceramic

British Dictionary definitions for ceramic

noun

adjective

Word Origin for ceramic

Words related to ceramic

Scientific definitions for ceramic