ceramic

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adjective

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

ceramic

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noun

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ceramics sə-ˈra-miks 

especially British kə-

plural in form but singular in construction : the art or process of making ceramic articles

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: a product of ceramic manufacture

Examples of ceramic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

At Acne Studios, the front row included Japanese ceramic artist Takuro Kuwata, artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase and photographer Peter Schlesinger, alongside music artists Kim Gordon and Bladee. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Said, meanwhile, drew on an ancient Egyptian New Year’s flask in the Met’s collection for Shaping Time, a monumental ceramic structure that reinterprets the forms and motifs of his cultural heritage. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Noun

Related Articles The oldest artwork is a 16th-century majolica plate made in Deruta, Italy, a leading center of majolica ceramics since the Renaissance. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The walls are wrapped in natural hessian and hung with paintings, alongside ceramics by contemporary British artist Charlotte Salt. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek keramikos, from keramos potter's clay, pottery

First Known Use

Adjective

1850, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ceramic

• dynamic
• thalamic
• aerodynamic
• geodynamic
• haemodynamic
• hemodynamic
• hydrodynamic
• hypothalamic
• photodynamic
• psychodynamic
• spinothalamic
• thermodynamic

Kids Definition

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 noun

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plural : the art of making ceramic articles

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: a product of ceramic manufacture