I. sə̇ˈramik, -mēk adjective
Etymology: Greek keramikos, from keramos potter's clay, pottery
1. : of or relating to the art of fashioning clay into useful or ornamental objects and hardening them by firing at high temperatures
2.
a. : of or relating to the manufacture of any product (as earthenware, porcelain, tile, brick, glass, vitreous enamels, cement, plaster refractories) made essentially from a nonmetallic mineral by firing at high temperatures — in Brit. use not usually extended to include glassmaking
b. : of, relating to, or consisting of such a product
II. noun
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Etymology: probably from French céramique, from céramique ceramic, from Greek keramikos
1. ceramics plural but usually singular in construction
a. : the art or process of making useful or ornamental articles from clay by shaping and then firing at high temperatures
b. : the industry concerned with making any ceramic product : the technology of ceramic manufacturing and processing
2. : a product of ceramic art or manufacture
3. : azurite blue