plexiglass
Polymethyl methacrylate, a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glassPolymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.
» She makes trinkets out of plexiglass.
Вона робить брелоки з оргскла.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.
Acrylglas, Plexiglas
плексигла́сpleksiglás, оргстекло́orgstekló, органи́ческое стекло́organíčeskoje stekló
органі́чне склоorhaníčne sklo, оргскло́orhskló
- a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic
Examples
3 sentencesShe makes trinkets out of plexiglass.
Вона робить брелоки з оргскла.
They were placed in a sterile plexiglass box for observation.
Managers said they were installing more hand-sanitizing dispensers plus plexiglass barriers between close workstations.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Plexiglas, a trademark.Borrowed from German Plexiglas, a trademark.
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Forms
plural: plexiglasses| Singular | plexiglass |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic:Plexiglas
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable