Plexiglas
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Translingual
Etymology
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
Translations
brand of tough, transparent plastic
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See also
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
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 rare, see notes.