ceramic

ceramic — CERÁMIC, Ă, ceramici, ce, s.f., adj. 1. s.f. Tehnica şi arta prelucrării argilelor, pentru a se obţine, prin omogenizarea amestecului plastic, modelarea, decorarea, smălţuirea, uscarea şi arderea lui, diverse obiecte. ♦ Obiect obţinut prin… …   Dicționar Român

Ceramic — Ce*ram ic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? earthenware. Cf. {Keramic}.] Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ceramic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) made of clay that is permanently hardened by heat. 2) relating to ceramic articles. ► NOUN (ceramics) 1) ceramic articles. 2) (usu. treated as sing. ) the art of making ceramics. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

ceramic — 1850, keramic, from Gk. keramikos, from keramos potter s clay, pottery, tiles, perhaps from a pre Hellenic word. Ceramics is attested from 1859 …   Etymology dictionary

ceramic — [sə ram′ik] adj. [Gr keramikos < keramos, potter s clay, pottery] 1. of or relating to pottery, earthenware, tile, porcelain, etc. 2. of ceramics n. 1. [pl., with sing. v.] the art or work of making objects of baked clay, as pottery,… …   English World dictionary

Ceramic — A Ming Dynasty porcelain vase dating 1403 1424 …   Wikipedia

ceramic — [[t]sɪræ̱mɪk[/t]] ceramics 1) N MASS: usu N n Ceramic is clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard. ...ceramic tiles. ...items made from hand painted ceramic. 2) N COUNT: usu pl Ceramics are ceramic ornaments or …   English dictionary

ceramic — adj. & n. adj. 1 made of (esp.) clay and permanently hardened by heat (a ceramic bowl). 2 of or relating to ceramics (the ceramic arts). n. 1 a ceramic article or product. 2 a substance, esp. clay, used to make ceramic articles. Etymology: Gk… …   Useful english dictionary

ceramic — I. adjective Etymology: Greek keramikos, from keramos potter s clay, pottery Date: 1850 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

ceramic — /seuh ram ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to products made from clay and similar materials, as pottery and brick, or to their manufacture: ceramic art. n. 2. ceramic material. [1840 50; var. of keramic < Gk keramikós, equiv. to kéram(os) potters… …   Universalium

ceramic — 1. adjective /səˈɹæmɪk/ made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals. A ceramic vase stood on the table. 2. noun /səˈɹæmɪk/ a) A hard brittle material that is produced through burning of… …   Wiktionary