ceramic
A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as…A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
» Algeria can develop its ceramic industry.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
Joan made the dish from ceramic.
an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
(countable)An object made of this material.
Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
Keramik
керами́ческое изде́лиеkeramíčeskoje izdélije, кера́микаkerámika
керамі́чний ви́рібkeramíčnyj výrib, кера́мікаkerámika
Examples
12 sentencesAlgeria can develop its ceramic industry.
She became rich by making ceramic pieces.
deSie wurde mit Keramikstücken reich.
Archeologists found many ceramic artifacts at that archeological site.
Ziri transitioned his ivy back to a ceramic pot.
Jack has a ceramic piggy bank in which he saves coins.
deHans hat ein Keramikschweinchen, in dem er Münzen aufbewahrt.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek κεραμικός (keramikós, “potter's”), from κέραμος (kéramos, “potter's claFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: ceramicsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable