Among the firm's latest products is “cermet,” a mixture of ceramics and metals, which is used as a coating liner in combustion chambers and exhaust tubes in jet engines (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cer·ti·fied — /ˈsɚtəˌfaıd/ adj 1 : having met the official requirements that are needed to do particular type of work a certified instructor You must be certified in order to practice medicine. The carpentry work must be done by someone who is certified for… … Useful english dictionary
cermet — cer·met … English syllables
cermet — cer•met [[t]ˈsɜr mɛt[/t]] n. mel a durable, heat resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance • Etymology: 1950–55; cer (amic) +met ( al) … From formal English to slang
cermet — cer·met (surґmet) [ceramic metal] a type of metal ceramic that is a component of dental cements and heat resistant solid materials … Medical dictionary
Cermet — Cer|met [ sə:mət; Kurzw. aus engl. ceramics = Keramik u. metal = Metall], das; s, s; Syn.: Kermet, Metallkeramik: durch Pulvermetallurgie herstellbarer Verbundwerkstoff aus pulverförmigen Metallen u. Hartstoffen wie Metalloxiden, carbiden,… … Universal-Lexikon
Cermet — Cer|met 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 durch Erhitzen verfestigter Werkstoff aus Metall u. Keramik [Etym.: engl.; verkürzt <ceramics »Keramik« + metal »Metall«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
certain — cer|tain1 [ sɜrtn ] adjective *** 1. ) never before noun having no doubts that something is true: SURE: I m not absolutely certain, but I think I m right. certain (that): You can be pretty certain she s not going to like it. certain who: We still … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metal — met•al [[t]ˈmɛt l[/t]] n. v. aled, al•ing (esp. brit.) alled, al•ling. 1) mel chem. any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity,… … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
