ceramic
See also: ceràmic
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈɹæmɪk/
- (UK) IPA(key): /səˈɹæmɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /səˈɹæmɪk/, (/æ/ raising) [səˈɹɛəmɪk]
- (Australia) IPA(key): /səˈɹæmɪk/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /səˈɹɛmək/
- Rhymes: -æmɪk
Adjective
[edit]ceramic (comparative more ceramic, superlative most ceramic)
- Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
- A ceramic vase stood on the table.
- 2021 April 5, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times[1]:
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to ceramic as material
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Noun
[edit]ceramic (countable and uncountable, plural ceramics)
- (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.
- (countable) An object made of this material.
- Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
- 2021 April 5, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times[2]:
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Malay: seramik
Translations
[edit]material
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object
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See also
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[3]
Anagrams
[edit]Friulian
[edit]Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]ceramic
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French céramique.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ceramic m or n (feminine singular ceramică, masculine plural ceramici, feminine/neuter plural ceramice)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | ceramic | ceramică | ceramici | ceramice | ||
| definite | ceramicul | ceramica | ceramicii | ceramicele | |||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | ceramic | ceramice | ceramici | ceramice | ||
| definite | ceramicului | ceramicei | ceramicilor | ceramicelor | |||
Further reading
[edit]- “ceramic”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
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