ceramic
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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Related terms
References
Anagrams
Friulian
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈra.mik/
Adjective
ceramic m or n (feminine singular ceramică, masculine plural ceramici, feminine and neuter plural ceramice)
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 | |||
Further reading
- ceramic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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