ceramic

See also: ceràmic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 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

Adjective

ceramic (comparative more ceramic, superlative most ceramic)

  1. Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
    A ceramic vase stood on the table.
    • 2021 April 5, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 September 2024:
      And over the past year, a new crop of collaborations between designers and artists has turned a spotlight on ceramic sculptures characterized by organic and biomorphic forms.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

ceramic (countable and uncountable, plural ceramics)

  1. (uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
    Joan made the dish from ceramic.
  2. (countable) An object made of this material.
    Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
    • 2021 April 5, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 September 2024:
      Photographed by Juergen Teller, the project included a series of JW Anderson women’s wear looks, still-life images and sketches of Ms. Odundo and Ms. Corbett’s ceramics, as well as their portraits, and blankets designed as part of the collaboration.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Malay: seramik

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See also

References

  • Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[3]

Anagrams

Friulian

Pronunciation

Adjective

ceramic

  1. ceramic

Romanian

Etymology

    Borrowed from French céramique.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈra.mik/

    Adjective

    ceramic m or n (feminine singular ceramică, masculine plural ceramici, feminine/neuter plural ceramice)

    1. ceramic

    Declension

    Declension of ceramic
    singular plural
    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

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