ceramic
/sɪˈɹæmɪk/US/səˈɹæmɪk/
ceramic adjective: made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
Adjective
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.
- 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.2021 May 4, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times
Noun
ceramic (countable and uncountable, plural ceramics)
- A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
- Joan made the dish from ceramic.
- An object made of this material.
- Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
- 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.2021 May 4, Jessica Bumpus, “Ceramics Are in Fashion”, in The New York Times
ceramic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ceramic in Hindi
- material
- मृत्तिका कृति mŕttikā kŕti
ceramic in Tamil
- பீங்கான், சுட்டாங்கல், வெண் களிமண், வனைமம்
ceramic in Marathi
- सिरेमिक
ceramic in Urdu
- سیرامک, سرامک
More languagesFewer languages
- ceramic in Bengali
- সিরামিক, সিরামিকের, সিরেমিক
- ceramic in Telugu
- సిరామిక్, సెరామిక్
- ceramic in Malayalam
- സെറാമിക്, സിരാമിക്, സെറാമിക്ക്
- ceramic in Kannada
- ಸೆರಾಮಿಕ್, ಸಿರಾಮಿಕ್
- ceramic in Punjabi
- ਵਸਰਾਵਿਕ, ਸਿਰੇਮਿਕ
- ceramic in Gujarati
- સિરામિક, સિરેમિક, સીરામિક
- ceramic in Odia
- ସିରାମିକ୍, ସିରାମିକ
- ceramic in Nepali
- सिरेमिक, सिरामिक
- ceramic in Arabic
- خَزَفِيّ ḵazafiyy, خَزَف ḵazaf
- ceramic in Malay
- seramik
- ceramic in Indonesian
- keramik
- ceramic in Thai
- เซรามิก see-raa-mìk
- ceramic in Vietnamese
- gốm
Examples of ceramic in a sentence
- Ceramic armour is used in armoured vehicles for its attenuative properties.
- Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain.
- Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.
Forms of ceramic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more ceramic |
| superlative | most ceramic |
| alternative form (archaic) | keramic |
| Noun | |
| plural | ceramics |
Origin of ceramic
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”).
Words formed from ceramic
Words that rhyme with ceramic
Questions about ceramic
- What does ceramic mean?
- Ceramic means made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
- What is ceramic in Hindi?
- Ceramic in Hindi is मृत्तिका कृति (mŕttikā kŕti). See Ceramic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ceramic?
- Ceramic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce ceramic?
- Ceramic is pronounced /sɪˈɹæmɪk/ (UK).
Words near ceramic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ceramic (page history and authors); ceramic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ceramic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ceramic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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