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Celastic

Celastic

1 9.9
A cloth with plastic that you wet and shape into masks or splints
  • noun
  • /səˈlæstɪk/
  • Specialized
: celástico
  • After soaking the Celastic, the artist pressed it into the desired form for the sculpture.

Examples

  • The costume designer used Celastic to create lightweight masks for the play.

  • Orthopedic technicians sometimes shape splints from Celastic because it is easy to mold.

  • The artist used Celastic to create a unique sculpture.

  • Have you ever worked with Celastics in your projects?

  • For this project, we decided to use celastic because it can be easily molded into various shapes.

  • The sculptor preferred celastic for creating detailed models due to its versatility.

  • In theater production, celastic is often used for crafting lightweight props and costumes.

Synonyms

thermoplastic resin
vsCelastic
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A man-made material that becomes soft when heated and hard when cooled so it can be reshaped many times

is a fabric pretreated with plastic for shaping by hand or molds
cineplastics
vsCelastic
  • Specialized
9.9

Plastic materials and ways used to make movie props and special effects

is used across crafts theater and orthopedics as a shaping material

Surface Forms

Celastic singular
Celastics plural

Etymology

Celastic looks like a brand made from cell, from the word 'cellulose' meaning 'plant fiber', and plastic, so think 'plant-fiber plastic'. A helpful way to remember it is that Celastic is a fabric with plastic in it that becomes easy to mold and keeps the shape you make.