ceramic
See also: ceràmic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κεραμικός (keramikós, “potter's”), from κέραμος (kéramos, “potter's clay”), perhaps from a pre-Hellenic word or from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₂- (“to heat, burn, fire”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈɹæmɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æmɪk
Adjective
editceramic (not comparable)
- Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
- A ceramic vase stood on the table.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editof or pertaining to ceramic as material
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Noun
editceramic (countable and uncountable, plural ceramics)
- (uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high temperature.
- Joan made the dish from ceramic.
- (countable) An object made of this material
- Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Malay: seramik
Translations
editmaterial
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object
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See also
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]
Anagrams
editFriulian
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editceramic
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French céramique.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editceramic m or n (feminine singular ceramică, masculine plural ceramici, feminine and neuter plural ceramice)
Declension
editDeclension of ceramic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | ceramic | ceramică | ceramici | ceramice | ||
definite | ceramicul | ceramica | ceramicii | ceramicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | ceramic | ceramice | ceramici | ceramice | ||
definite | ceramicului | ceramicei | ceramicilor | ceramicelor |
Further reading
edit- ceramic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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