HOW TO PRONOUNCE
ceramic
/sɚˈæmɪk/
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The first c has an s sound, while the final c sounds like k. Keep the opening vowel light and the middle short a vowel strongest.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“He made a ceramic bowl.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does ceramic mean?
adjective
- Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
noun
- A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
- An object made of this material.
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IPA pronunciation
/sɚˈæmɪk/
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In decorative and especially in ceramic art, as early as the fourth and fifth dynasties, we have vases, cups, and other vessels showing exquisite beauty of outline and a general sense of form almost if not quite equal to Etruscan and Grecian work of the best periods.