Definition of ceramic Ceramic

/sɚæˈmɪk/ - [seratmik] - ce•ram•ic

We found 9 definitions of ceramic from 6 different sources.

What does ceramic mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: ceramics
ceramic - an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
		instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
		ceramics the art of making and decorating pottery
Adjective
ceramic - of or relating to or made from a ceramic; "a ceramic dish"

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Wiktionary

ceramic (Noun)
A hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures.
ceramic (Noun)
An object made of this material.
ceramic (Adjective)
Made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

ceramic
se-ram′ik, adj. pertaining to pottery. [Gr. keramos, potter's earth.]

Wikipedia

The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός ("keramikos"). The term covers inorganic non-metallic materials which are formed by the action of heat. Up until the 1950s or so, the most important of these were the traditional clays, made into pottery, bricks, tiles and the like, along with cements and glass. Clay-based ceramics are described in the article on pottery. A composite material of ceramic and metal is known as cermet. The word "ceramic" can be an adjective, and can also be used as a noun to refer to a ceramic material, or a product of ceramic manufacture. "Ceramics" may also be used as a singular noun referring to the art of making things out of ceramic materials. The technology of manufacturing and usage of ceramic materials is part of the field of ceramic engineering.

Many ceramic materials are hard, porous, and brittle. The study and development of ceramics includes methods to mitigate problems associated with these characteristics, and to accentuate the strengths of the materials as well as to investigate novel applications.

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) defines a ceramic article as “"an article having a glazed or unglazed body of crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or of glass, which body is produced from essentially inorganic, non-metallic substances and either is formed from a molten mass which solidifies on cooling, or is formed and simultaneously or subsequently matured by the action of the heat".”

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