ceramic
About 5.19 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
A ceramic vase stood on the table.
- noun A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
Joan made the dish from ceramic.
- noun An object made of this material.
Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
Similar words
earthenware pottery porcelain clay magnetic tow etc dao tao china
Often followed by
materials tile and society tiles art material vessels industry
Word family
ceramics
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