tehnokeraamika, mis on tugevuse ja sitkuse suurendamiseks armeeritud niitkristallidega e niitmonokristallidega (vrd niitkristallsarruskeraamika; pulbersarruskeraamika), a ceramic composite toughened and/or strengthened by embedding short discontinuous fibres (whiskers) within a matrix phase (compare: fiber-reinforced ceramics; particulate-reinforced ceramics)