ce·ram·ic
sə-ˈra-mik 
especially British kə-
: of or relating to the manufacture of any product (such as earthenware, porcelain, or brick) made essentially from a nonmetallic mineral (such as clay) by firing at a high temperature
also
: of or relating to such a product
1
ceramics plural in form but singular in construction
: the art or process of making ceramic articles
2
: a product of ceramic manufacture
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
There isn’t exactly one piece of ceramic ware that stands out among the many archaeologists have found dating to the Ancestral Puebloan people.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
This included ceramic pipes in a battery field that disappeared after the first world war due to erosion and agriculture, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The restaurant also keeps it in the family with the ceramic dinnerware made by Riley.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
The handmade ceramic shops of Grottaglie are filled with inviting streets and mesmerizing patterns.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
The brand claims a new ceramic driver will make crisper, clearer sound up high, and a new internal architecture will offer deeper bass.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
One of them is the Shibuya Upper West Project, a mixed-use development, clad in a ceramic facade designed in collaboration with a local Japanese producer.
—Kissa Castañeda, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The four gift sets contained a ceramic mug covered in a metallic coating with Starbucks branding, which came in 11 oz and 16 oz sizes.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
About 30 of the artists will be on-site showing brushwork, ceramics, fashion, fiber art and installations.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Set in the pretty countryside and Uwharrie foothills are dozens (more than 100, by some counts) of ceramics shops and studios, many of them with working potters at the wheel.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Thanks in part to her efforts, the ceramics work of many of the veterans is on display in a showcase at the VA Medical Center.
—David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Archaeologists found piles of lime, stones, ceramics, tiles, bricks and tools, frozen in time under layers of volcanic ash.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Additionally, the design of ONDA showcases the best of Punta de Mita with native flora, reflective water corridors, organic materials and antique Mexican pieces such as large Oaxacan ceramics.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The inaugural square collection consisted of five models in an array of materials from ceramic to titanium and King Gold.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Moorish heads in colored ceramics on the terrace of Casa Cuseni, a historical villa that also hosts a guesthouse
Hemis/Alamy
For late-night dancing over Palomas and wine, head to Morgana.
—Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
Adjective
The jewel of the operation is an optical sorting machine, which uses high-speed cameras to distinguish pieces of glass from bits of metal, plastic, paper and the most common contaminant of the operation: ceramic fragments.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
There isn’t exactly one piece of ceramic ware that stands out among the many archaeologists have found dating to the Ancestral Puebloan people.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
This included ceramic pipes in a battery field that disappeared after the first world war due to erosion and agriculture, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The restaurant also keeps it in the family with the ceramic dinnerware made by Riley.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
The handmade ceramic shops of Grottaglie are filled with inviting streets and mesmerizing patterns.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
The brand claims a new ceramic driver will make crisper, clearer sound up high, and a new internal architecture will offer deeper bass.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
One of them is the Shibuya Upper West Project, a mixed-use development, clad in a ceramic facade designed in collaboration with a local Japanese producer.
—Kissa Castañeda, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The four gift sets contained a ceramic mug covered in a metallic coating with Starbucks branding, which came in 11 oz and 16 oz sizes.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Noun
Too much ceramics contamination can lower the quality of the sandy end product that rides a conveyor belt back out of the warehouse and into the bed of a semi truck headed for Owens Corning, a Kansas City, Kansas company that manufactures fiberglass insulation.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
About 30 of the artists will be on-site showing brushwork, ceramics, fashion, fiber art and installations.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Set in the pretty countryside and Uwharrie foothills are dozens (more than 100, by some counts) of ceramics shops and studios, many of them with working potters at the wheel.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Thanks in part to her efforts, the ceramics work of many of the veterans is on display in a showcase at the VA Medical Center.
—David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Archaeologists found piles of lime, stones, ceramics, tiles, bricks and tools, frozen in time under layers of volcanic ash.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Additionally, the design of ONDA showcases the best of Punta de Mita with native flora, reflective water corridors, organic materials and antique Mexican pieces such as large Oaxacan ceramics.
—Yola Robert, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The inaugural square collection consisted of five models in an array of materials from ceramic to titanium and King Gold.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Moorish heads in colored ceramics on the terrace of Casa Cuseni, a historical villa that also hosts a guesthouse
Hemis/Alamy
For late-night dancing over Palomas and wine, head to Morgana.
—Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
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ceramic
1 of 2 adjective
ce·ram·ic
sə-ˈram-ik
: of or relating to the manufacture of a product (as earthenware, porcelain, or brick) made from a nonmetallic mineral by heating at high temperatures
ceramic
2 of 2 noun1
plural
: the art of making ceramic articles
2
: a product of ceramic manufacture
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