ceramic
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See also: ceràmic
English
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
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səˈɹæmɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -æmɪk
Adjective
ceramic (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
Translations
of or pertaining to ceramic as material
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Noun
ceramic (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 tempature.
- Joan made the dish from ceramic.
- (countable) An object made of this material
- Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Malay: seramik
Translations
material
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object
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See also
Related terms
References
- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.
Anagrams
Friulian
Pronunciation
Adjective
ceramic
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French céramique.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ceramic m or n (feminine singular ceramică, masculine plural ceramici, feminine and neuter plural ceramice)
Declension
Declension of ceramic
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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
- ceramic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)