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词汇 Plexiglas
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Definition of Plexiglas in English:

Plexiglas

noun ˈplɛksɪɡlɑːsˈplɛksɪˌɡlæs
mass nounNorth American trademark
  • A solid transparent plastic made of polymethyl methacrylate (the same material as Perspex or Lucite)

    panels of light-filtering Plexiglas
    as modifier the smart Plexiglas cases of the contemporary art museum
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Special earplugs, plexiglas screens, and alternate seating arrangements are among the possible solutions.
    • The door to the small plexiglas room was opened.
    • Investigators have analyzed videos of vampire bats charging down plexiglas runways, and learned that they have evolved a novel running gait.
    • Although resembling a stone structure from the outside, from the interior the pyramid is seen to be constructed of translucent plexiglas panels over a wood framework.
    • The abstract plexiglas etchings are composed of straight-edged shapes.

Origin

1930s: from Greek plēxis 'percussion' + glass.

Definition of Plexiglas in US English:

Plexiglas

(also plexiglass, plexiglas)
nounˈpleksiˌɡlasˈplɛksɪˌɡlæs
North American trademark
  • A solid transparent plastic made of polymethyl methacrylate (the same material as Perspex or Lucite)

    panels of light-filtering Plexiglas
    as modifier the smart Plexiglas cases of the contemporary art museum
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The door to the small plexiglas room was opened.
    • Special earplugs, plexiglas screens, and alternate seating arrangements are among the possible solutions.
    • The abstract plexiglas etchings are composed of straight-edged shapes.
    • Although resembling a stone structure from the outside, from the interior the pyramid is seen to be constructed of translucent plexiglas panels over a wood framework.
    • Investigators have analyzed videos of vampire bats charging down plexiglas runways, and learned that they have evolved a novel running gait.

Origin

1930s: from Greek plēxis ‘percussion’ + glass.

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