| 单词 | acrylic |
| 释义 | acrylic (once / 44602 pages) n Acrylic is a kind of plastic, fabric, fiber, or paint that's made from acrylic acid. You might knit your mom an acrylic hat if she's allergic to wool. Anything made of acrylic is synthetic — it's not a natural substance or fiber, but was made in a lab or factory from artificial materials. Acrylic paint is a quick-drying, water-soluble kind of paint that artists often use instead of oil paint or watercolors. The original meaning of acrylic was "containing acryl," from acrolein, the sharp, bitter liquid in onions, rooted in the Latin words acer, "sharp," and olere, "to smell." WORD FAMILYacrylic: acrylics USAGE EXAMPLESAt the time the fashion was for stick-on acrylic nails which would be removed weeks later, leaving quite a bit of damage. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) He mixes oil with both enamel and acrylic to evoke a delicious range of textures. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) Because the yarn needs to be washed, donations should be acrylic and not wool, Mumma said. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) 1n a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives Syn|Hypo|Hyper acrylate resin, acrylic resin Acrilan, polypropenonitrile acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) polymethyl methacrylatea transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass Lucite, Perspexa transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin Plexiglas, plexiglassa light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic synthetic resin a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics 2n a synthetic fabric Hypo|Hyper Courtelle an acrylic fabric resembling wool Orlonan acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers 3n polymerized from acrylonitrile Syn|Hyper acrylic fiber man-made fiber, synthetic fiber fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes 4n used especially by artists Syn|Hyper acrylic paint paint, pigment a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating |
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