acrylic

English

Etymology

From acryl +‎ -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ə.ˈkɹɪ.lɪk/
Rhymes: -ɪlɪk

Adjective

acrylic (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.

Translations

derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile

Catalan: acrílic (ca)
Danish: akrylisk
Dutch: acryl-
Finnish: akryyli-, akryylinen
Inuktitut: ᑭᒍᑎᖑᐊᑦᓴᖅ (kigutinguatsaq)

Irish: aicrileach
Italian: acrilico (it)
Portuguese: acrílico (pt)
Romanian: acrilic (ro)
Spanish: acrílico (es)

containing an acrylic resin

Catalan: acrílic (ca)
Dutch: acryl-
Finnish: akryyli-, akryylinen

Irish: aicrileach
Italian: acrilico (it)
Maori: kiriaku

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Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} akríl

Noun

acrylic (plural acrylics)

(organic chemistry) An acrylic resin.
A paint containing an acrylic resin.
When it comes to painting, i prefer using acrylics as my medium.
A painting executed using such a paint.
A thick sheet of plastic.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin

Translations

acrylic resin — see acrylic resin

paint containing an acrylic resin

Dutch: acryl (nl) n, acrylverf (nl) f

Finnish: akryyliväri

painting made with acrylic paint

Dutch: acrylverftekening f

Finnish: akryylimaalaus

thick sheet of plastic

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: paksu muovilevy