CERAMIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does ceramic mean?
• CERAMIC (noun)
The noun CERAMIC has 1 sense:
1. an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
Familiarity information: CERAMIC used as a noun is very rare.
• CERAMIC (adjective)
The adjective CERAMIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or made from a ceramic
Familiarity information: CERAMIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CERAMIC (noun)
Meaning:
An artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ceramic" is a kind of...):
instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Domain category:
ceramics (the art of making and decorating pottery)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ceramic"):
brick (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)
• CERAMIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or made from a ceramic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
a ceramic dish
Pertainym:
ceramic (an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures)
