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ceramic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈɹæmɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈɹæmɪk/ (Australia)
• /səˈɹæmɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /səˈɹɛmək/ (New-Zealand)
• /səˈɹæmɪk/ (UK)
• [səˈɹɛəmɪk] (Canada, General-American) æ-raising

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”).

Meanings

1. Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
   • 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. 2021 May 4, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times:
   • A ceramic vase stood on the table.

Forms

Deriveds

nonceramic · piezoceramic · nanoceramic · ceramer · vitroceramic · bioceramic · electroceramic · ceramal · photoceramic · ceramically · ceramicist · aceramic · ceramicware · preceramic · psychoceramic · cermet

Translations (34)

hy խեցեգործական (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · acw سِرَميك (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · pt cerâmico (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · fur ceramic (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · ru керами́ческий (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · cy seramig (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · acw سيراميك (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · grc κεραμικός (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · fi keraaminen (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · it ceramico (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · fr céramique (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · bg кера́мичен (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · ga criaga (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · uk керамі́чний (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · es cerámico (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · hy կերամիկական (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · hu kerámia- (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · be керамі́чны (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · eu zeramika (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · de keramisch (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · ca ceràmic (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · nrf céramique (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · pl ceramiczny (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · io ceramikala (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · eo ceramika (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · ar خَزَفِيّ (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · cy ceramig (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · cs keramický (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · tr seramik (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · gl cerámico (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · ro ceramic (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · az keramika (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · hy կավագործական (of or pertaining to ceramic as material) · cmn 陶器 (of or pertaining to ceramic as material)

ceramic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈɹæmɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈɹæmɪk/ (Australia)
• /səˈɹæmɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /səˈɹɛmək/ (New-Zealand)
• /səˈɹæmɪk/ (UK)
• [səˈɹɛəmɪk] (Canada, General-American) æ-raising

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”).

Meanings

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.
   • 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. 2021 May 4, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

glass-ceramic · comb ceramic

Descendants

seramik

Relateds

kaoline · ceramics · kaolin

Translations (77)

cs keramika (material) · hy խեցեղեն (object) · tr seramik (material) · de Keramik (material) · gl cerámica (object) · ky керамика (material) · nl keramiek (material) · gl cerámica (material) · sq qeramike (material) · io ceramiko (material) · hu cserép (material) · sl kerámika (material) · sk keramika (material) · cs hlína (material) · ru кера́мика (material) · hy կերամիկա (object) · tg кулолӣ (object) · ckb سیرامیک (material) · he קֶרָמִיקָה (material) · nb keramikk (material) · ca ceràmica (material) · hu kerámia (object) · is keramik (material) · tr seramik (object) · uz keramika (material) · tg кулолӣ (material) · uk кера́міка (material) · ja セラミックス (material) · vi gốm (material) · fi keramiikkaesine (object) · ka კერამიკა (material) · hy կերամիկա (material) · bg кера́мика (object) · cmn 陶瓷 (material) · da keramik (material) · it ceramica (material) · ro ceramică (material) · ga ceirmeach (material) · hy խեցեղեն (material) · az keramika (object) · fi keraami (material) · ko 세라믹 (material) · sv keramik (material) · lt keramika (material) · uk керамі́чний ви́ріб (object) · pt cerâmica (material) · hu kerámia (material) · ja 陶器 (material) · sh кера̀мика (material) · mn керамик (material) · fr céramique (material) · be кера́міка (material) · fi keramiikka (material) · eo ceramiko (material) · pl ceramika (material) · mk керамика (material) · es cerámica (material) · ko 세라믹스 (material) · az keramika (material) · ar خَزَف (material) · th เซรามิก (material) · ru керами́ческое изде́лие (object) · ms seramik (material) · hi मृत्तिका कृति (material) · id keramik (material) · kk керамика (material) · el κεραμική (material) · tg сафолӣ (object) · pt cerâmica (object) · et keraamika (material) · sh keràmika (material) · yi קעראַמיק (material) · lo ເຊລາມິກ (material) · ja 陶芸品 (material) · fa-ira سِرامیک (material) · lv keramika (material) · bg кера́мика (material)