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Definition of ceramic in English:

ceramic

adjective sɪˈramɪksəˈræmɪk
  • 1Made of clay and permanently hardened by heat.

    a ceramic bowl
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Remove from heat, pour into a ceramic bowl, add fifteen drops each of the lavender and sandalwood essential oil and beat until cool and creamy.
    • I liked the negative space in the birdbath, and had been using it to drape clay slabs for large ceramic plates in my personal work.
    • By heating with glass or ceramic containers, you achieve the same result without the dioxin contamination.
    • The inspiration for this clay project came from ceramic dishes that I purchased on a family trip to Greece.
    • We've translated this ancient ceramic art to polymer clay to produce pieces that are individually unique in design and colors.
    • To make your mouth wash, place one handful of fresh rosemary leaves, one peppermint tea bag, and 10 cloves in a ceramic bowl, then pour two cups of boiling water over them.
    • Clay or ceramic pots are the best choice for cacti.
    • Place mush (which may now be brown) into a cool ceramic bowl.
    • At the age of 13 he began contributing to the family income by taking jobs calling for artistic talent, such as decorating ceramic cups, bowls and vases.
    • Then, he scooped some of the stew into a ceramic bowl.
    • A ceramic bowl spills over with a hearty stew of calamari, shrimp, flanks of fish, mussels and scallops in a mild and vaguely sweet tomato-fennel sauce.
    • My companions tried Baked Bacon, and Baked Cheese, dishes that also weighed in at 450g and were served sizzling hot in ceramic bowls.
    • A nest box with heat lamp or ceramic heater should always be provided if birds are left outside at night or on rainy days.
    • You could also use smaller glazed ceramic bowls from the nursery as coolers.
    • At night, they turned their talents to making pots and ceramic sculpture from Blossburg clay.
    • To make a herb bag, mix together, in a ceramic bowl, four tablespoons of dried lavender, half a teaspoon of orrisroot powder and three drops of lavender essential oil.
    • To make the cologne, first add two cups of tightly packed lemon balm leaves to a ceramic bowl, pour in 600 ml boiling water, cover and allow to steep overnight.
    • In 2001, Kallmeyer and another engineer, Rich McCray, began working on a specialized case to hold a ceramic heat exchanger.
    • We decided on a blueprint, which included a March date for a banquet where we would sell ceramic bowls, made by students, filled with soup, also made by students.
    • It arrived in a small ceramic pot heated by a candle, along with a variety of fruit, including banana, strawberry and pineapple.
    1. 1.1 Relating to ceramic articles.
      a ceramic designer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A blue logo, bearing the label Government of Iraq, stands beneath a photo of three little ceramic designs.
      • Emphasis was also placed upon developing an understanding and appreciation of the work of past and contemporary designs in the ceramic field.
      • He studied medical design and later ceramic design at the University of Practical Art in Vienna.
      • Display pieces can bring a sense of drama to the table, and Dublin-based ceramic artist and designer Michele Hannan's creations are both decorative and functional.
      • Most recently she has begun to introduce glass into her ceramic designs, to stunning effect.
noun sɪˈramɪksəˈræmɪk
ceramics
  • 1Pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.

    many of the painted ceramics are of native manufacture
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was part of an enormous collection of metalwork, glass, ceramics and miniatures belonging to Ralph Bernal, a lawyer and MP.
    • The exhibition should appeal to anyone with an interest in art or garden design, and you don't have to be the Lord of the Manor to display ceramics or stoneware.
    • The Nicaraguan tradition of producing utilitarian and decorative ceramics and earthenware continues.
    • May I add a note to Kenneth E. Silver's sterling article on Picasso's ceramics?
    • You may also make money collecting antique ceramics and glassware.
    • The Hopis were producers as well, manufacturing large quantities of cotton cloth and ceramics for the trade.
    • The only way we know how to make ceramics is high temperature kilns.
    • The production of ceramics is located in areas where clay with a high percentage of kaolin is available.
    • The ceramics of Josiah Wedgwood and Josiah Spode also date back to that time.
    • Tucked away throughout the city, tiny workshops turn out delicate ceramics, lacquer ware and exquisite folding fans.
    • Franklin's recognition of ceramics and silver as potent symbols of worldly success rang true.
    • Waterford Wedgwood is expected to invest in troubled British ceramics maker Royal Doulton to prevent the dilution of its stake.
    • For us to make good ceramics we need to heat them and use a lot of fuel.
    • The arched cupboards flanking the fireplace held the silver and best ceramics and glass in the house.
    • Her ceramics were made with clay that was baked in a kiln to make it permanent.
    • Included in the show are carpets, ceramics, lacquerware, metal works and book arts.
    • There has never been a better time to invest in certain types of furniture, silver, clocks, ceramics and glass.
    • He also made other types of ceramics, among them copies of Dutch Delft and Raku wares.
    • Apart from chests and jugs, investors also love to collect clocks, silverware and ceramics.
    • Thousands of artworks, ranging from painting to glassware, ceramics and sculpture, are up for grabs.
    Synonyms
    pottery, pots, china, terracotta
    1. 1.1usually treated as singular The art of making ceramic articles.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Institute is also planning to add new courses like photography, sculpture, pottery, glass ware and ceramics soon.
      • Yet despite his great affinity with the art of ceramics, pottery wasn't Tony's first career choice.
      • I also love ceramics; shaping the clay and painting the finished product are very enjoyable.
      • In Rhode Island, I taught a ceramics course for master's degree candidates.
      • I feared her cunning, her strength, the way she could manipulate me like clay in ceramics class.
      • With ceramics, the purely decorative is its default position.
      • In her spare time she has taken up crochet and ceramics, while finalising plans for her latest business ventures and the return of St Martha.
      • At York City Art Gallery you can find out all about the science of pottery and ceramics or learn how the development of pigments changed the history of art.
      • The role of Pablo Picasso in the world of ceramics has recently been the subject of scholarly inquiry and of exhibitions.
      • Faenza is a city that has always been involved in ceramics and is famous for its pottery.
      • The craft of ceramics has been cosying up to the art world for a long time.
      • This usually means I take a nap and do my homework at school in one of the many classes we don't do much in, like ceramics or French, since our French teacher has been out so long.
    2. 1.2ceramicmass noun The material from which ceramics are made.
      tableware in ceramic
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The clay is the material that gives ceramics the ability to be molded and worked into various shapes and forms.
      • If you are still using soft ceramics to produce shapeless clay jars or bowls, you are lagging behind the city's latest trend.
      • Well, we're probably all used to the use of ceramics in white wares and are very familiar with those.
      • The bottle can be made of clay or ceramics and hardened in an oven.
      • They come in a variety of materials: ceramics, brass, bone china and cut glass.
    3. 1.3ceramicmass noun Any non-metallic solid which remains hard when heated.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Such nanocrystalline ceramics are particularly hard, but they're brittle and fracture easily.
      • In alumina ceramics, what is the function of the ceramic component?
      • Both Altham and Shatrov argue that the Keronite process is superior to hard anodizing and plasma spray ceramics.
      • The Keronite layer is a complex oxide ceramic consisting of hard crystalline phases dislocated in a matrix of softer phases of oxide.
      • Among the materials now under study are titanium- or nickel-based alloys and silicon carbide ceramic reinforced with carbon fibers.

Derivatives

  • ceramicist

  • noun sɪˈramɪsɪstsəˈræməsəst
    • The organisers of the Spring Fling have helpfully split the huge region up into six routes, each taking in basketmakers or bookbinders, ceramicists or cobblers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Interestingly, many of the leading ceramicists at the beginning of last century were women, encouraged to work their way up from the factory floor when many of the men were displaced by the war.
      • The exhibition - called Ripple - features the work of 16 artists from all over Britain, including painters, silversmiths, print makers, ceramicists and metal workers.
      • For archaeologists, historians, ceramicists and other related experts, the study of ceramics and pottery has an important bearing on social, cultural, political and economic aspects of a society in a certain period, she said.
      • The Roxy Gallery is also seeking expressions of interest from ceramicists to be part of a new exhibition starting on May 30.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek keramikos, from keramos 'pottery'.

Rhymes

aerodynamic, balsamic, cryptogamic, cycloramic, dynamic, hydrodynamic, Islamic, panoramic, psychodynamic, thermodynamic
 
 

Definition of ceramic in US English:

ceramic

adjectivesəˈræmɪksəˈramik
  • 1Made of clay and hardened by heat.

    a ceramic bowl
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We decided on a blueprint, which included a March date for a banquet where we would sell ceramic bowls, made by students, filled with soup, also made by students.
    • To make the cologne, first add two cups of tightly packed lemon balm leaves to a ceramic bowl, pour in 600 ml boiling water, cover and allow to steep overnight.
    • My companions tried Baked Bacon, and Baked Cheese, dishes that also weighed in at 450g and were served sizzling hot in ceramic bowls.
    • To make your mouth wash, place one handful of fresh rosemary leaves, one peppermint tea bag, and 10 cloves in a ceramic bowl, then pour two cups of boiling water over them.
    • To make a herb bag, mix together, in a ceramic bowl, four tablespoons of dried lavender, half a teaspoon of orrisroot powder and three drops of lavender essential oil.
    • We've translated this ancient ceramic art to polymer clay to produce pieces that are individually unique in design and colors.
    • Place mush (which may now be brown) into a cool ceramic bowl.
    • A nest box with heat lamp or ceramic heater should always be provided if birds are left outside at night or on rainy days.
    • The inspiration for this clay project came from ceramic dishes that I purchased on a family trip to Greece.
    • I liked the negative space in the birdbath, and had been using it to drape clay slabs for large ceramic plates in my personal work.
    • A ceramic bowl spills over with a hearty stew of calamari, shrimp, flanks of fish, mussels and scallops in a mild and vaguely sweet tomato-fennel sauce.
    • Clay or ceramic pots are the best choice for cacti.
    • At the age of 13 he began contributing to the family income by taking jobs calling for artistic talent, such as decorating ceramic cups, bowls and vases.
    • Remove from heat, pour into a ceramic bowl, add fifteen drops each of the lavender and sandalwood essential oil and beat until cool and creamy.
    • In 2001, Kallmeyer and another engineer, Rich McCray, began working on a specialized case to hold a ceramic heat exchanger.
    • Then, he scooped some of the stew into a ceramic bowl.
    • At night, they turned their talents to making pots and ceramic sculpture from Blossburg clay.
    • By heating with glass or ceramic containers, you achieve the same result without the dioxin contamination.
    • You could also use smaller glazed ceramic bowls from the nursery as coolers.
    • It arrived in a small ceramic pot heated by a candle, along with a variety of fruit, including banana, strawberry and pineapple.
    1. 1.1 Relating to the manufacture of ceramic articles.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A blue logo, bearing the label Government of Iraq, stands beneath a photo of three little ceramic designs.
      • Display pieces can bring a sense of drama to the table, and Dublin-based ceramic artist and designer Michele Hannan's creations are both decorative and functional.
      • Most recently she has begun to introduce glass into her ceramic designs, to stunning effect.
      • Emphasis was also placed upon developing an understanding and appreciation of the work of past and contemporary designs in the ceramic field.
      • He studied medical design and later ceramic design at the University of Practical Art in Vienna.
nounsəˈræmɪksəˈramik
ceramics
  • 1Pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.

    handmade pottery and imaginative ceramics for the table
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Hopis were producers as well, manufacturing large quantities of cotton cloth and ceramics for the trade.
    • The Nicaraguan tradition of producing utilitarian and decorative ceramics and earthenware continues.
    • It was part of an enormous collection of metalwork, glass, ceramics and miniatures belonging to Ralph Bernal, a lawyer and MP.
    • For us to make good ceramics we need to heat them and use a lot of fuel.
    • The ceramics of Josiah Wedgwood and Josiah Spode also date back to that time.
    • Included in the show are carpets, ceramics, lacquerware, metal works and book arts.
    • He also made other types of ceramics, among them copies of Dutch Delft and Raku wares.
    • Tucked away throughout the city, tiny workshops turn out delicate ceramics, lacquer ware and exquisite folding fans.
    • Franklin's recognition of ceramics and silver as potent symbols of worldly success rang true.
    • May I add a note to Kenneth E. Silver's sterling article on Picasso's ceramics?
    • You may also make money collecting antique ceramics and glassware.
    • The exhibition should appeal to anyone with an interest in art or garden design, and you don't have to be the Lord of the Manor to display ceramics or stoneware.
    • The only way we know how to make ceramics is high temperature kilns.
    • Thousands of artworks, ranging from painting to glassware, ceramics and sculpture, are up for grabs.
    • The arched cupboards flanking the fireplace held the silver and best ceramics and glass in the house.
    • The production of ceramics is located in areas where clay with a high percentage of kaolin is available.
    • There has never been a better time to invest in certain types of furniture, silver, clocks, ceramics and glass.
    • Waterford Wedgwood is expected to invest in troubled British ceramics maker Royal Doulton to prevent the dilution of its stake.
    • Apart from chests and jugs, investors also love to collect clocks, silverware and ceramics.
    • Her ceramics were made with clay that was baked in a kiln to make it permanent.
    Synonyms
    pottery, pots, china, terracotta
    1. 1.1usually treated as singular The art of making ceramic articles.
      sculpting, drawing, ceramics, and fiber art
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I also love ceramics; shaping the clay and painting the finished product are very enjoyable.
      • In Rhode Island, I taught a ceramics course for master's degree candidates.
      • With ceramics, the purely decorative is its default position.
      • The role of Pablo Picasso in the world of ceramics has recently been the subject of scholarly inquiry and of exhibitions.
      • Faenza is a city that has always been involved in ceramics and is famous for its pottery.
      • This usually means I take a nap and do my homework at school in one of the many classes we don't do much in, like ceramics or French, since our French teacher has been out so long.
      • The Institute is also planning to add new courses like photography, sculpture, pottery, glass ware and ceramics soon.
      • Yet despite his great affinity with the art of ceramics, pottery wasn't Tony's first career choice.
      • I feared her cunning, her strength, the way she could manipulate me like clay in ceramics class.
      • In her spare time she has taken up crochet and ceramics, while finalising plans for her latest business ventures and the return of St Martha.
      • At York City Art Gallery you can find out all about the science of pottery and ceramics or learn how the development of pigments changed the history of art.
      • The craft of ceramics has been cosying up to the art world for a long time.
    2. 1.2ceramic The material from which ceramic articles are made.
      tableware in ceramic
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Well, we're probably all used to the use of ceramics in white wares and are very familiar with those.
      • The bottle can be made of clay or ceramics and hardened in an oven.
      • If you are still using soft ceramics to produce shapeless clay jars or bowls, you are lagging behind the city's latest trend.
      • The clay is the material that gives ceramics the ability to be molded and worked into various shapes and forms.
      • They come in a variety of materials: ceramics, brass, bone china and cut glass.
    3. 1.3ceramic Any nonmetallic solid which remains hard when heated.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Keronite layer is a complex oxide ceramic consisting of hard crystalline phases dislocated in a matrix of softer phases of oxide.
      • Both Altham and Shatrov argue that the Keronite process is superior to hard anodizing and plasma spray ceramics.
      • Among the materials now under study are titanium- or nickel-based alloys and silicon carbide ceramic reinforced with carbon fibers.
      • Such nanocrystalline ceramics are particularly hard, but they're brittle and fracture easily.
      • In alumina ceramics, what is the function of the ceramic component?

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek keramikos, from keramos ‘pottery’.

 
 
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