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ceramic

ce·ram·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-ram-ik]
    • /səˈræm ɪk/
    • /sɪˈræm.ɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ram-ik]
    • /səˈræm ɪk/

Definitions of ceramic word

  • variable noun ceramic Ceramic is clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard. 3
  • countable noun ceramic Ceramics are ceramic ornaments or objects. 3
  • uncountable noun ceramic Ceramics is the art of making artistic objects out of clay. 3
  • noun ceramic a hard brittle material made by firing clay and similar substances 3
  • noun ceramic an object made from such a material 3
  • adjective ceramic of, relating to, or made from a ceramic 3

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Origin of ceramic

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; variant of keramic < Greek keramikós, equivalent to kéram(os) potters' clay + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Ceramic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ceramic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ceramic

noun ceramic

  • porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
  • tile — a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
  • brick — Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks.
  • earthenware — pottery of baked or hardened clay, especially any of the coarse, opaque varieties.
  • ceramics — the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, porcelain, etc

adjective ceramic

  • ironstone — any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.

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