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lucite

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lucite.

Editorial note

So how do you do this if you don't have money for anything but Lucite tables and chairs?

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Quick take

The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lucite gathered in one view.

noun

The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Lucite. [The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lucite.

noun

The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Lucite. [The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).]

Example sentences

1

So how do you do this if you don't have money for anything but Lucite tables and chairs?

2

For a time, Argonne National Laboratory was raffling off lucite-encased blocks of CP-1 graphite at conferences.

3

That was a cool physics lab I did (disproving ether) and also measuring the speed of light through lucite...

4

Rounded rectangles are the new lucite, and therefor not relevant in any way.

5

But if he was really just serially ordering attractive cubes of Lucite from this same California website, then it makes a big difference.

6

The idea of shining polarized light through gears made of Lucite to view the stress lines at the point of tooth contact is genius!

7

The grant approximately equals the average price of a lucite element cube.

8

The lucite object appears to be more of a momento [edit: in the exact shape] of the kernel of the fission process than a usable thing.

9

> featured power mirror adjustment across a clear Lucite mount to the door, Does that mean if someone removes the door, they lose their side mirrors?

10

The Trinitite is not so rare, but the lucite was cast in the same mold that made the plutonium pits for the Trinity and Fat Man bombs, and included the small hold [sic] for the neutron initiator.

11

I actually took part in a user study where we had to play with about 10 different phone and tablet sized lucite rectangles.

12

We're considering Lucite as a premium option.

Quote examples

1

If the leaderboards are just "flavor", then this is just another form of lucite plaque, and there's nothing new here.

2

They also offer a stick of the "raw" coffee encased in Lucite[3], which I find a better novelty than mediocre coffee.

3

I've got varieties of stuffed Intel "hazmat suit" toys and still have two Pentium key chains with the processor embedded in (apparently) Lucite.

4

If I had been an employee, I would also have received a few more shirts, a Microsoft watch, a plaque for participating in the project, and a big Lucite "Ship-It" award for shipping the project.

Proper noun examples

1

This 82-year-old Lucite-encased TRK-12 upends what a TV should look like, thanks to its see-through body and screen-reflecting mirror.

2

Other trade names that have become comparable to Plexiglas® include Acrylite®, Lucite®, and Perspex®.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lucite in a sentence?

So how do you do this if you don't have money for anything but Lucite tables and chairs?

What does lucite mean?

The tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

What part of speech is lucite?

lucite is commonly used as noun.