dictionary definitions for "ceramic"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  ceramic
      adj : of or relating to or made from a ceramic; "a ceramic dish"
      n : an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from
          nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ceramic \Ce*ram"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? earthenware. Cf.
     Keramic.]
     Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making
     earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for
     ceilings.
     [1913 Webster]


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