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Ceramic vs Fettler - What's the difference?

ceramic | fettler |

As nouns the difference between ceramic and fettler

is that ceramic is (uncountable) a hard brittle material that is produced through burning of nonmetallic minerals at high temperatures while fettler is a person who maintains railway lines.

As an adjective ceramic

is made of material produced by the high temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

ceramic

English

(wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * ceramics

    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]

    Anagrams

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    fettler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who maintains railway lines.
  • Someone whose job is to sand and grind small imperfections from metal and ceramic castings.
  • (by extension) Someone who fiddles or tinkers with things.
  • (slang, UK, Lancashire) A friend or mate
    • How's tha' doing fettler ?

    Quotations

    *1939. Comrade Fettler (a Union song about Fettlers])[http://unionsong.com/u266.html] *:The summer brings its nursery, with dust and sandy blight *:But the Fettle r must keep toiling, to keep the track alright.