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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ny•lon /ˈnaɪlɑn/USA pronunciation n. - Textiles[uncountable] a substance like thin plastic, made into fibers and sheets, usually tough, strong, and easily stretched, used esp. for yarn, fabrics, and bristles.
- Clothing nylons, [plural] stockings made of nylon.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ny•lon (nī′lon),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesany of a class of thermoplastic polyamides capable of extrusion when molten into fibers, sheets, etc., of extreme toughness, strength, and elasticity, synthesized by the interaction of a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine: used esp. for yarn, fabrics, and bristles, as for brushes.
- Clothing nylons, stockings made of nylon, esp. sheer, full-length ones for women.
- coined as a generic by the du Pont Chemical Co. as distinct from known words and having no prior meaning or use, but with the suffix -on suggesting other textile fibers such as rayon 1938
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nylon /ˈnaɪlɒn/ n - a class of synthetic polyamide materials made by copolymerizing dicarboxylic acids with diamines. They can be moulded into a variety of articles, such as combs and machine parts. Nylon monofilaments are used for bristles, etc, and nylon fibres can be spun into yarn
- yarn or cloth made of nylon, used for clothing, stockings, etc
Etymology: 20th Century: originally a trademark Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: NYLON /ˈnaɪlɒn/ n - informal a high-earning business executive who enjoys a transatlantic lifestyle, living part of the year in New York City and part in London
Etymology: 20th Century: from N(ew) Y(ork) + Lon(don) |