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Definition of Ceramic

1. Noun. An artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or made from a ceramic. "A ceramic dish"

Definition of Ceramic

1. a. Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

Definition of Ceramic

1. Adjective. made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals. ¹

2. Noun. A hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures ¹

3. Noun. An object made of this material ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ceramic

1. an item made of baked clay [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceramic

cepheid variable cepheid variables cepheids cephem cephems cephradine ceps cepstrum cera ceraceous

ceramal ceramals cerambycid cerambycids cerambycoid ceramic (current term) ceramic ware ceramically ceramicist ceramicists

ceramics ceramicware ceramicwares ceramidase ceramidases ceramide ceramide-activated protein kinase ceramide-activated protein phosphatase ceramide 1-phosphorylcholine ceramide cholinephosphotransferase

Literary usage of Ceramic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT DEDICATION OF THE ceramic ENGINEERING BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ON December 6 and 7, the University of Illinois, ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"Am. ceramic Society, Vol. XII, p. 54. 18. Note on Relation of Porosity and ... Am. ceramic Society, Vol. XIII, p. 326. 21. Effect of Composition on the ..."

3. Proceedings of the second Pan American scientific congress: Washington, U. S by Glen Levin Swiggett (1917)
"Engineering drawing (104) 3 Machine sketching. ceramic ... The student must have for entrance to the ceramic engineering course ..."

4. The World's Congress of Representative Women: A Historical Résumé for by May Wright Sewall (1894)
"History is therefore greatly indebted to ceramic art. " There exists at Athens a. feeling of devout admiration. and perhaps gratitude, for the ancient art ..."

5. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nea, Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo, Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"This advanced ceramic material possesses very high thermal conductivity, ... This innovative ceramic material seems very promising for application in the ..."

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