CERAMIC

ceramic

(adjective) of or relating to or made from a ceramic; “a ceramic dish”

ceramic

(noun) an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ceramic (not comparable)

Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

Noun

ceramic (countable and uncountable, plural ceramics)

(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a materal, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.

(countable) An object made of this material

Anagrams

• racemic

Source: Wiktionary


Ce*ram"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Keramic.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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