ceramic

CEFRB2

/səˈɹæmɪk/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An object made from clay and hardened by heat.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Made from clay hardened by heat.

Examples

  • An electric heater warms up the ceramic tiles of the bathroom floor.

  • Archeologists found many ceramic artifacts at that archeological site.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.

  2. An object made of this material.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

More examples

In context

  • She became rich by making ceramic pieces.

  • A ceramic vase stood on the table.

  • Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.

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Origin

noun

From Ancient Greek κεραμικός (keramikós, “potter's”), from κέραμος (kéramos, “potter's clay”), perhaps from a pre-Hellenic word or from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₂- (“to heat, burn, fire”).