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ACRYLIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A synthetic fabric
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("acrylic" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acrylic"):
Courtelle (an acrylic fabric resembling wool)
Orlon (an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used especially by artists
Synonyms:
acrylic; acrylic paint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("acrylic" is a kind of...):
paint; pigment (a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
Synonyms:
acrylate resin; acrylic; acrylic resin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("acrylic" is a kind of...):
synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acrylic"):
Acrilan; polypropenonitrile (acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan))
polymethyl methacrylate (a transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Polymerized from acrylonitrile
Synonyms:
acrylic; acrylic fiber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("acrylic" is a kind of...):
man-made fiber; synthetic fiber (fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes)
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