Plexiglasn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈplɛksɪɡlɑːs/,

/ˈplɛksɪɡlas/, U.S.

/ˈplɛksəˌɡlæs/

Forms: 1900s– Plexiglas, 1900s– Plexiglass. Also with lower-case initial

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Perhaps a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek πλῆξις ,Latin plexus , -i- connective glass n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps either < Hellenistic Greek πλῆξις stroke, percussion (see pleximeter n.) + glass n.¹, or < post-classical Latin plexus (see plexus n.) + -i- connective + glass n.¹ In form Plexiglas probably after German Glas (see quots. 1935, 1936¹ at sense A.).

Chiefly North American.

A. n.

A proprietary name for: polymerized methyl methacrylate, a tough, transparent thermoplastic used as a substitute for glass.Other proprietary names for this material are Perspex n. and adj. and Lucite n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > solid transparent

methyl methacrylate1933

Perspex1935

Plexiglas1935

Lucite1937

1935 Trade Marks Jrnl. 10 Apr. 451 Plexiglass... Glass. Röhm & Haas, Aktiengesellschaft,..Darmstadt, Germany; manufacturers.

1936 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 June 999/1 Plexiglas for sheets of solid transparent resinous material to be used as a glass substitute.

1936 Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. Nov. 13/1 For smaller aircraft, Plexiglas, Glyptal, and Vinylite are available in sheet form.

1941 Product Engin. May 267/3 Area of windows is 20 sq. ft., hence lighter Plexiglass instead of plate glass.

1965 C. Zigrosser & C. M. Gaehde Guide to Collecting Orig. Prints vii. 115 Plexiglas is sometimes used for framing because it is unbreakable.

1987 T. Foster Rue du Bac (1991) 220 The deluge swept around them and rivers of water poured across the plexiglass to be whipped away into the dark clouds.

1995 Sci. Amer. May 62/2 Many familiar items are made of these types of random-coil polymers, including Styrofoam insulation..and Plexiglas.

B. adj. (attributive).

Made of this thermoplastic.

ΚΠ

1937 Chicago Sunday Tribune 31 Oct. 8 Aug. (Graphic section) (caption) One of the new loop antennas inside a plexiglass nose of Northwest Airlines' new Lockheed 14.

1957 Economist 19 Oct. 229/2 The ceremonial drive in an open landau..or the neighbourhood tour in a grey Cadillac with plexiglass top.

1988 Nation 5 Mar. 317/1 In the very top galleries, everything is placed in the smart plexiglass cases of the contemporary art museum.

2000 Sportsboat & Waterski Internat. 5 24/1 The smoked, plexiglass cabin door is removable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plexiglas
释义	Plexiglasn.adj. Brit. /ˈplɛksɪɡlɑːs/, /ˈplɛksɪɡlas/, U.S. /ˈplɛksəˌɡlæs/ Forms: 1900s– Plexiglas, 1900s– Plexiglass. Also with lower-case initial Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Perhaps a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek πλῆξις ,Latin plexus , -i- connective glass n.¹ Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps either < Hellenistic Greek πλῆξις stroke, percussion (see pleximeter n.) + glass n.¹, or < post-classical Latin plexus (see plexus n.) + -i- connective + glass n.¹ In form Plexiglas probably after German Glas (see quots. 1935, 1936¹ at sense A.). Chiefly North American. A. n. A proprietary name for: polymerized methyl methacrylate, a tough, transparent thermoplastic used as a substitute for glass.Other proprietary names for this material are Perspex n. and adj. and Lucite n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > solid transparent methyl methacrylate1933 Perspex1935 Plexiglas1935 Lucite1937 1935 Trade Marks Jrnl. 10 Apr. 451 Plexiglass... Glass. Röhm & Haas, Aktiengesellschaft,..Darmstadt, Germany; manufacturers. 1936 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 June 999/1 Plexiglas for sheets of solid transparent resinous material to be used as a glass substitute. 1936 Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. Nov. 13/1 For smaller aircraft, Plexiglas, Glyptal, and Vinylite are available in sheet form. 1941 Product Engin. May 267/3 Area of windows is 20 sq. ft., hence lighter Plexiglass instead of plate glass. 1965 C. Zigrosser & C. M. Gaehde Guide to Collecting Orig. Prints vii. 115 Plexiglas is sometimes used for framing because it is unbreakable. 1987 T. Foster Rue du Bac (1991) 220 The deluge swept around them and rivers of water poured across the plexiglass to be whipped away into the dark clouds. 1995 Sci. Amer. May 62/2 Many familiar items are made of these types of random-coil polymers, including Styrofoam insulation..and Plexiglas. B. adj. (attributive). Made of this thermoplastic. ΚΠ 1937 Chicago Sunday Tribune 31 Oct. 8 Aug. (Graphic section) (caption) One of the new loop antennas inside a plexiglass nose of Northwest Airlines' new Lockheed 14. 1957 Economist 19 Oct. 229/2 The ceremonial drive in an open landau..or the neighbourhood tour in a grey Cadillac with plexiglass top. 1988 Nation 5 Mar. 317/1 In the very top galleries, everything is placed in the smart plexiglass cases of the contemporary art museum. 2000 Sportsboat & Waterski Internat. 5 24/1 The smoked, plexiglass cabin door is removable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1935
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