Definition of Plexiglass

1. Noun. A light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic.

Exact synonyms: Plexiglas
Generic synonyms: Polymethyl Methacrylate
Language type: Trademark

Definition of Plexiglass

1. Noun. (misspelling of Plexiglas) ¹

2. Noun. (alternative spelling of Plexiglas) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plexiglass

pleustonic
pleustons
plevin
plevins
plew
plews
plex
plexal
plexectomy
plexes
plexiform
plexiform layer
plexiform layer of cerebral cortex
plexiform layers of retina
plexiform neuroma
pleximeter
pleximeters
pleximetry
plexin
plexins
plexitis
plexogenic
plexogenic pulmonary arteriopathy
plexometer
plexopathy
plexor
plexors
plexure
plexures

Literary usage of Plexiglass

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Constant's New Babylon: The Hyper-architecture of Desire by Mark Wigley (1998)
"But the plexiglass panels arc still in thi' air, defining a space within ... The plexiglass shapes that used to fly through space fl()5V hover just above ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"in each subgroup were either confined to the SC for heart rate recording (clear plexiglass guillotine door in place) or given access to the open field area ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"The test fluid will be an oil mixture with a refraction index matching that of the plexiglass-type model or structure. Basic research is done using a 0 to ..."

4. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"A: It had a plexiglass, it looked like maybe it had a UV sensor. There was some optical equipment under the plexiglass dome that was shattered. ..."

5. No Minor Matter: Children in Maryland's Jails by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Michael Bochenek (1999)
"A minimally furnished dayroom at the other end has two doors with small plexiglass windows. These windows are the only windows in the entire section, ..."

6. Brutality Unchecked: Human Rights Abuses Along the U. S. Border with Mexico by Human Rights Watch (Organization, Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1992)
"A plexiglass divider separated the detainee area from the attorney area. The lighting made it difficult for the attorney to see his or her client, ..."

7. Efficiency of Nitrogen Fertilizers for Rice: Proceedings of the Meeting of by International Rice Research Institute (1987)
"The highest pH values always occurred in the clear-walled plexiglass plots which should not restrict the input of light energy into the floodwater. ..."

8. Dust Off: Army Aeromedical Evacuation in Vietnam by Peter Dorland, James Nanney (2001)
"One deflected off the sole of his shoe, and plexiglass fragments from the windshield hit his ... Shrapnel and plexiglass buried in his right calf and thigh. ..."

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