ceramic
IPA: sɝˈæmɪk
noun
- (uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.
- (countable) An object made of this material
adjective
- Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
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Examples of "ceramic" in Sentences
- The ceramic is also highly insoluble.
- The ceramics of the wall are made in 1945.
- It is the oldest known ceramic in the world.
- It is the gray ware ceramic of the Silla dynasty.
- The adjacent walls are sheathed in ceramic tiles.
- A heater is provided in the walls of the ceramic tube.
- They used a ceramic rod that was heated to incandescence.
- The Pueblo period begins with the development of ceramics.
- The designs are similar to the northern Iroquois ceramics.
- The tomb contained rich offerings of jadeite, ceramics, shell and works of art.