[ce.ram.ic] adj [Gk keramikos, fr. keramos potter's clay, pottery] (1850): of or relating to the manufacture of any product (as earthenware, porcelain, or brick) made essentially from a nonmetallic mineral (as clay) by firing at a high temperature; also: of or relating to such a product
[2]ceramic n (1859) 1 pl but sing in constr: the art or process of making ceramic articles
2: a product of ceramic manufacture