Ceramic
[sɪ'ræmɪk] or [sə'ræmɪk]
Definition
(noun.) an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures.
(adj.) of or relating to or made from a ceramic; 'a ceramic dish' .
Checked by Horatio--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
Checker: Prudence
Definition
adj. pertaining to pottery.
Editor: Wallace
Examples
- In ceramic as well as textile art the first inventors were women. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They produced soa p (from soda and oil), transparent and colored glass, enamel, and ceramics. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Consequently other means than the slow processes of nature to dry brick and other ceramics, and the crude kilns are giving way to modern heat distributing structures. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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