Definition of thermoplastic in English:
thermoplastic
adjective θəːməʊˈplastɪkˌθərmoʊˈplæstɪk
Chemistry Denoting substances (especially synthetic resins) that become plastic on heating and harden on cooling, and are able to repeat these processes.
Often contrasted with thermosetting
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a thermoplastic material which gets softer with heating and hardens when cooled.
- Made of a gelatinous thermoplastic material, the product acts like a solid adhesive and will not dry out.
- ‘Think of it as thermoplastic rubber that is recyclable and processes like plastic,’ he says.
- A couple of companies introduced new lines of thermoplastic materials suited for medical applications.
- Hot-bar and impulse welding processes are commonly used in the packaging industry to seal plastic bags and join thermoplastic films of 0.5 mm or less.
noun θəːməʊˈplastɪkˌθərmoʊˈplæstɪk
usually thermoplasticsChemistry A thermoplastic substance.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are three classes of polymers - thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers.
- Many of these are used as thermoplastics that are shaped and processed by means of injection molding and extrusion.
- Manufacturers can currently choose from either thermoset plastics or thermoplastics.
- Other scientists made various plaster derivatives, artificial silks, and thermoplastics.
- Independent custom molders, who made marketable parts and products, experimented in the 1930s with injection molding of thermoplastics, which eventually almost replaced compression molding of thermoset resins.
Definition of thermoplastic in US English:
thermoplastic
adjectiveˌθərmoʊˈplæstɪkˌTHərmōˈplastik
Chemistry Denoting substances (especially synthetic resins) that become plastic on heating and harden on cooling, and are able to repeat these processes.
Often contrasted with thermosetting
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Think of it as thermoplastic rubber that is recyclable and processes like plastic,’ he says.
- Hot-bar and impulse welding processes are commonly used in the packaging industry to seal plastic bags and join thermoplastic films of 0.5 mm or less.
- A couple of companies introduced new lines of thermoplastic materials suited for medical applications.
- Made of a gelatinous thermoplastic material, the product acts like a solid adhesive and will not dry out.
- It is a thermoplastic material which gets softer with heating and hardens when cooled.
nounˌθərmoʊˈplæstɪkˌTHərmōˈplastik
usually thermoplasticsChemistry A thermoplastic substance.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are three classes of polymers - thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers.
- Many of these are used as thermoplastics that are shaped and processed by means of injection molding and extrusion.
- Independent custom molders, who made marketable parts and products, experimented in the 1930s with injection molding of thermoplastics, which eventually almost replaced compression molding of thermoset resins.
- Other scientists made various plaster derivatives, artificial silks, and thermoplastics.
- Manufacturers can currently choose from either thermoset plastics or thermoplastics.