plexiglass
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈplɛksɪˌɡlæs/
- US
:
plexiglás
- The aquarium's tanks are made from plexiglass to allow clear visibility of the fish inside.
- plexiglass dome
So the reception desk was protected by plexiglass.
- So the reception desk was protected by plexiglass.
- There was a dude, like hitting the plexiglass.
- He comes there with his friends and they bulletproof every one of my windows with this plexiglass that was bulletproof.
- So I was thinking maybe opaque glass and I have a bunch of white see through plexiglass at my shop and I could at least do a test with that.
- This is an example of a check in desk here, plexiglass up as well.
- I mean, I, I, I don't, we need plexiglass.
- And so they, to film that wedding scene, they, they put this thing over this plexiglass type thing over the pool.
- They see each other other children at lunch only through plexiglass.
Examples
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"Aeroporte!" Sam yelled as he thrust a wad of bills through the slot in the plexiglass window between them.
Fiction book (2002) -
Just inside the unit, a baby girl, a preemie, lies motionless in a plexiglass isolette.
Fiction book (2001) -
But on the inside here we have plexiglass all the way around.
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When can you get plexiglass so that you can have guests back?
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We just recently removed the plexiglass walls.
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Along one side of the lab is a plexiglass wall.
Fiction book (1996) -
There were stars out through the plexiglass window, and their light bent in on top of them.
Fiction book (2000) -
When possible, objects are presented without glass or plexiglass barriers.
Academic text (2007) -
And when they get yard time, they're in little plexiglass booths.
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You'll notice they've got plexiglass barriers.
Synonyms
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6.4
A clear, strong plastic used instead of glass
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6.7
A clear, strong plastic like glass that is lighter and does not break easily
Clear strong plastic like glass but lighter and less likely to break
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word plexiglass comes from the brand name Plexiglas, the trade name for a clear 'plastic' made to look like glass. The makers added glass to the name because it looks like real glass, so plexiglass is a see-through 'plastic' used as a 'glass substitute'.