Styrofoamn.

/ˈstʌɪərəfəʊm/

Forms: Also styrofoam.

Etymology: < styr- (in polystyrene n.) + -o suffix + foam n.

Chiefly U.S.

A proprietary name for a variety of foam plastic.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > foam

polyether1922

polyurethane foam1939

Styrofoam1950

syntactic foam1955

1950 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 11 July 403/1 Dow Chemical Co...Styrofoam... For irregular solid masses of multicellular expanded synthetic resinous material and granular masses of the same material comminuted.

1962 Punch 19 Dec. 881/1 How to make..lambs from glass fibre, angels from styrofoam.

1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 438/3 Insulated container. Rectangular, with styrofoam insulation between aluminium panels.

1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 11 July 2/1 The styrofoam in the deckhead was wonderful in keeping it relatively cool below.

1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game ii. 20 Each item was cradled in plush-lined styrofoam... Nothing could rattle.

1978 G. Vidal Kalki vi. 135 Geraldine was referring to the top part of a huge Styrofoam statue of Vishnu.

1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Mar. 254/2 A styrofoam beaker of instant coffee.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	styrofoam
释义	Styrofoamn. /ˈstʌɪərəfəʊm/ Forms: Also styrofoam. Etymology: < styr- (in polystyrene n.) + -o suffix + foam n. Chiefly U.S. A proprietary name for a variety of foam plastic. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > foam polyether1922 polyurethane foam1939 Styrofoam1950 syntactic foam1955 1950 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 11 July 403/1 Dow Chemical Co...Styrofoam... For irregular solid masses of multicellular expanded synthetic resinous material and granular masses of the same material comminuted. 1962 Punch 19 Dec. 881/1 How to make..lambs from glass fibre, angels from styrofoam. 1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 438/3 Insulated container. Rectangular, with styrofoam insulation between aluminium panels. 1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 11 July 2/1 The styrofoam in the deckhead was wonderful in keeping it relatively cool below. 1973 R. Hayes Hungarian Game ii. 20 Each item was cradled in plush-lined styrofoam... Nothing could rattle. 1978 G. Vidal Kalki vi. 135 Geraldine was referring to the top part of a huge Styrofoam statue of Vishnu. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Mar. 254/2 A styrofoam beaker of instant coffee. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1950
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