ceramic

Meanings

Adjective

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

Noun

• A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high tempature.
• An object made of this material

Origin

• From Ancient Greek κεραμικός ("potter's"), from κέραμος, perhaps from a pre-Hellenic word.