ceramic

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: ce=ram=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

ceramic, 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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ceramic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 made of (esp.) clay and permanently hardened by heat (a ceramic bowl).
2 of or relating to ceramics (the ceramic arts).
--n.
1 a ceramic article or product.
2 a substance, esp. clay, used to make ceramic articles.

Etymology

Gk keramikos f. keramos pottery

ROGET THESAURUS

ceramic

Sculpture

N sculpture, insculpture, carving, statuary, high relief, low relief, bas relief, relief, relieve, bassorilievo, altorilievo, mezzorilievo, intaglio, anaglyph, medal, medallion, cameo, marble, bronze, terra cotta, papier-mache, ceramic ware, pottery, porcelain, china, earthenware, cloisonne, enamel, faience, Laocoon, satsuma, statue, cast, glyptotheca, sculptured, v, in relief, anaglyptic, ceroplastic, ceramic, parian, marble, xanthian.