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plexiglas

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for plexiglas.

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Estes can make some really precious designs that fly horribly but look great in a Plexiglas cube on your shelf.

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Quick take

a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic

Meaning at a glance

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noun

a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for plexiglas.

noun

a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic

Example sentences

1

Estes can make some really precious designs that fly horribly but look great in a Plexiglas cube on your shelf.

2

After the second suicide, the university installed Plexiglas barricades on each level and along the stairways to prevent further jumping.

3

If you read the article, you'd know that they tested both Plexiglas and automotive glass.

4

It proved to be only an outer Plexiglas windowpane which had splintered under the pressure.

5

On top of your house (although a plexiglas roof would be kind of scary).

6

The material having more flex than glass or plexiglas gives it more impact resistance, so maybe there the phone screen use-case is plausible.

7

A Plexiglas window in the flooded entrance tunnel had cracked under the pressure.

8

The multilayer printing on the plexiglas in particular, but also the surround.

9

I know he's not me; I would waste its potential by enclosing it in a Plexiglas cube and displaying it on my desk.

10

They live in Plexiglas cages, and usually each cage holds a mother rat, called a dam, and her small brood of baby rats, called pups.

11

They have videos showing the regular structure of cracks in Plexiglas (4 cracks and 8 cracks), and a photo of many cracks appearing in what may be automotive glass.

12

While my Target puts Legos behind plexiglas.

Quote examples

1

HPE's advanced technology constructed "The Machine" from Plexiglas, not known for its high switching performance.

2

There was a large plexiglas shield between the passenger and "driver" area, preventing air conditioning from reaching the passenger compartment, and it was hot - it was like riding in a taxi with broken AC.

3

> The material having more flex than glass or plexiglas gives it more impact resistance, so maybe there the phone screen use-case is plausible I'm not sure I buy that, there's lots of materials that are more transparent than this "transparent" wood that can flex.

Proper noun examples

1

What makes it particularly difficult to know the difference between plexiglass and Plexiglas® is the small variation in spelling.

2

It's pretty cool, but if you build one, definitely use caution and wear eye protection when drilling through the Plexiglas.

3

But even then with the Plexiglas, their formula predicted 7 cracks, while the experiment produced 8.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use plexiglas in a sentence?

Estes can make some really precious designs that fly horribly but look great in a Plexiglas cube on your shelf.

What does plexiglas mean?

a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic

What part of speech is plexiglas?

plexiglas is commonly used as noun.