Plexiglas
See also: plexiglas and plexiglás
Translingual
Etymology
From German Plexiglas.
Proper noun
Plexiglas
- A brand of tough, transparent plastic (polymethyl methacrylate) which can be used as a replacement for glass in windows, aircraft cockpit domes and windshields, and the like.
Derived terms
- plexiglass
Translations
brand of tough, transparent plastic
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See also
- Lucite
- Perspex
German
Etymology
Coined by Otto Röhm in 1933, from Latin plexus (“interwoven”) + Glas (“glass”), alluding to polymerization.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Plexiglas n (strong, genitive Plexiglases or Plexiglass, plural Plexigläser)
- plexiglass
- Synonym: Acrylglas
Declension
Declension of Plexiglas [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Plexiglas | die | Plexigläser |
genitive | eines | des | Plexiglases, Plexiglass | der | Plexigläser |
dative | einem | dem | Plexiglas, Plexiglase1 | den | Plexigläsern |
accusative | ein | das | Plexiglas | die | Plexigläser |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Plexiglasscheibe
Further reading
- “Plexiglas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Plexiglas” in Duden online
- “Plexiglas” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon