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Composite vs Ceramic - What's the difference?

composite | ceramic |

As adjectives the difference between composite and ceramic

is that composite is made up of multiple components; compound or complex while ceramic is made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

As nouns the difference between composite and ceramic

is that composite is a mixture of different components while ceramic is a hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures.

As a verb composite

is to make a composite.

composite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
  • (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
  • (mathematics) Not prime; having factors.
  • (botany) Being a member of the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
  • Derived terms

    * composite bow * composite sketch

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mixture of different components.
  • A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
  • (botany) A plant belonging to the family Compositae .
  • (mathematics) A function of a function.
  • (chiefly, law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.
  • Derived terms

    * DYC

    Verb

    (composit)
  • To make a composite.
  • I composited an image using computer software.

    ceramic

    Adjective

    (-)
  • made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
  • A ceramic vase stood on the table.

    Derived terms

    * vitroceramic

    Noun

  • (uncountable) A hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures
  • Joan made the dish of ceramic .
  • (countable) An object made of this material
  • Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.

    See also

    * kaolin, kaoline

    References

    * Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0001]

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