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• n  an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
• a  of or relating to or made from a ceramic
  a ceramic dish

• It's made of ceramic, stainless steel and a durable alloy called Liquidmetal, finished with hand-sewn leather and a screen of sapphire crystal, a material second only to diamond in .
• Situation maps were leaned against a white ceramic tile wall; the officers sat in campaign chairs, hunched in a tight semi-circle; bottles of cold water were passed around.
• During an electronics experiment at Albuquerque's Sandia Laboratories, a scientist accidentally sent a pulse of electricity through a dime-sized ceramic chip.

News & Articles

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• maxon's Small Spindle Drives are Now Available in Wearproof Ceramic
  With the GP8S and GP16S spindle drives, maxon motor is expanding the program and simultaneously launching the ceramic spindle. The ceramic spindle is an extraordinary product, with several advantages.
  June 14, 2013 - Robotics Online
• Control This Beautiful Ceramic Radio By Touching Its Palladium Surface
  Engineers and gilders might not seem like the most intuitive design partners—after all, their crafts hail from entirely different centuries—but the results of those kinds of unconventional collaborations can be magical. Behold: Hibou (meaning Owl, in French), a ceramic radio that's controlled by touching the palladium patterns on its surface. Read more...        
  June 13, 2013 - Gizmodo
• Research and Markets: Ceramic Tile Manufacturers (Global) - Analysis of The Top 350 Companies Including Mohawk ...
  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Ceramic Tile Manufacturers " report to their offeri
  June 10, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Lindsay Lohan in National Ledger
  She and her friends were preparing breakfast, with eggs and everything, and Lindsay was going up the stairs, carrying a ceramic teacup,Dina explains to Star. "She had just come out of the shower so she was still wet and had some lotion on,...
• John-Paul Langbroek in NEWS.com.au
  Glass pipes are available for $20 (and) ceramic bongs, many of them adorned with pop culture icons, are also freely available and on display,Mr Langbroek said. "One store was even promoting a 'Schoolies Spesh' on the items."
• Janet Napolitano in San Diego Union Tribune
  When I came into office, I kid you not, my predecessor governor left me a ceramic jar on the desk labeled rainy day fund. And in it was 30 cents ...... a quarter and a nickel,Napolitano said.