Added 9 October 2026
ceramic
/sɪˈɹæmɪk/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ceramic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures.
adjective
Origin
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”).
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