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ceramic

DEFINITIONS OF: ceramic

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

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brick
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
adobe, adobe brick
sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
clinker, clinker brick
a hard brick used as a paving stone
firebrick
brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
cope, coping, header
brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
mud brick
a brick made from baked mud
Type of:
instrumentality, instrumentation
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

adj of or relating to or made from a ceramic

“a ceramic dish”
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