Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of decorability.
Polystyrene possesses rigidity, impact strength, and decoratability combined with manufacturing economy.
1970, Modern Plastics Encyclopedia, page 2045 more examples
“[…]Her hobbies are research, travel, and interior decoratability to interpret art and artists to both professional artists and the average newspaper readers,” said Mrs. Bower in making the award.
1969 May 11, “Art Editor Receives Top Award From New Mexico Press Women”, in The El Paso Times Sunday Magazine, page 13The ease of coloring or decoratability of plastics is sometimes economic advantage over paintings or[…]
1973, Canadian Machinery and Manufacturing News, page 36ABS polymers / modified, 4:29 / producing precision parts, 9:33 / toughness, processability, decoratability, 1:37
1985 December, “Subject Index 1985”, in Plastics Engineering, page 83“End users gain the traditional advantages of plastics such as design freedom, parts consolidation, processability, decoratability, and recyclability.”
1990 October, “GE’s Crystalline Polymer Challenges Glasses and Ceramics”, in American Ceramic Society Bulletin, volume 69, number 10, page 1614With our material, end-users gain the traditional advantages of plastics—like processability, decoratability, and recyclability—with the added quality look and feel of glass, metals, ceramics, porcelain, and even ivory.
1990, Modern Plastics, page 33
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