Definition of plasticine in English:
plasticine
noun ˈplastɪsiːnˈplæstəˌsin
mass nountrademark A soft modelling material, used especially by children.
I made a snake by rolling out plasticine
as modifier plasticine creatures
Example sentencesExamples
- Each student was given a cardboard base, approximately 25 cm in diameter, and a small block of plasticine clay (non-hardening modeling clay).
- During the workshops the children came up with designs and used plasticine to do models of the sculpture.
- The ranges are coloured plasticine and shape like waves at sea.
- The 50-year-old artist has created a unique technique for making documentary films: his basic materials are sand and plasticine.
- These were made of soft plasticine in which predators would leave marks, making it possible to distinguish between different predator species.
Origin
Late 19th century: from the adjective plastic + -ine4.
Definition of plasticine in US English:
plasticine
(also Plasticine)
nounˈplæstəˌsinˈplastəˌsēn
trademark A soft modeling material, used especially by children.
I made a snake by rolling out plasticine
as modifier plasticine creatures
Example sentencesExamples
- Each student was given a cardboard base, approximately 25 cm in diameter, and a small block of plasticine clay (non-hardening modeling clay).
- The ranges are coloured plasticine and shape like waves at sea.
- These were made of soft plasticine in which predators would leave marks, making it possible to distinguish between different predator species.
- The 50-year-old artist has created a unique technique for making documentary films: his basic materials are sand and plasticine.
- During the workshops the children came up with designs and used plasticine to do models of the sculpture.
Origin
Late 19th century: from the adjective plastic + -ine.