ceramic meaning

[ si'ræmik ] Pronunciation:

Adjective: ceramic su'ramik
1. Of or relating to or made from a ceramic
  "a ceramic dish"
Noun: ceramic su'ramik
1. An artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
Derived forms: ceramics
See also: ceramics
Type of: instrumentality, instrumentation
Encyclopedia: Ceramic Ceramic, North Carolina
[Architecture]
Any of a class of products, made of clay or a similar material, which are subjected to a high temperature during manufacture or use, as porcelain, stoneware, or terra-cotta; typically a ceramic is a metallic oxide, boride, carbide, or nitride, or a mixture or compound of such materials; hard, brittle, and an electrical insulator.
[Medicine]
Products made by baking or firing nonmetallic minerals (clay and similar materials). In making dental restorations or parts of restorations the material is fused porcelain. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms,4th ed & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology,4th ed)

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