ceramic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1ce·ram·ic
adjective \sə-ˈra-mik, especially British kə-\Definition of CERAMIC
: of or relating to the manufacture of any product (as earthenware, porcelain, or brick) made essentially from a nonmetallic mineral (as clay) by firing at a high temperature; also : of or relating to such a product
See Origin of CERAMIC
Greek keramikos, from keramos potter's clay, pottery
First Known Use: 1850
2ceramic
nounDefinition of CERAMIC
1
plural but sing in constr : the art or process of making ceramic articles
2
: a product of ceramic manufacture
First Known Use of CERAMIC
1859
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