plexiglass

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noun

polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.

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Meanings

plexiglass1

nounplexiglass (countable and uncountable, plural plexiglasses)

plural plexiglasses

  1. countableuncountablepolymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.

    The wall and door of the compartment on the corridor side are of plexiglass, fully curtained on the inside.

    1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141
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    A new concept car from Honda — a hydrogen-powered vehicle — sat inside the walls of a just-completed plexiglass tent at the corner of Seventh and Main Streets in the heart of downtown Park City, promoting the green pleasures of its energy conservation.

    2009 January 17, Michael Cieply, “The Films Are Green, but Is Sundance?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

Plexiglass2

noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of Plexiglas.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanPlexiglas
  2. Englishplexiglass

Borrowed from German Plexiglas, a trademark.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 有機玻璃 /有机玻璃
  • 有機玻璃 /有机玻璃 (yǒujī bōli)polymethyl methacrylate
Czech plexisklo
  • plexisklopolymethyl methacrylate
Esperanto akrilata vitro
  • akrilata vitropolymethyl methacrylate
Finnish pleksilasi
  • pleksilasipolymethyl methacrylate
French plexiglas
  • plexiglaspolymethyl methacrylate
German Acrylglas, Plexiglas
  • Acrylglaspolymethyl methacrylate
  • Plexiglaspolymethyl methacrylate
Hebrew פלקסיגלס, זכוכית אקרילית
  • פלקסיגלס (pléksiglas)polymethyl methacrylate
  • זכוכית אקרילית (zkhukhít akrílit)polymethyl methacrylate
Japanese プレキシガラス
  • プレキシガラス (purekishigarasu)polymethyl methacrylate
Polish pleksiglas
  • pleksiglaspolymethyl methacrylate
Portuguese acrílico
  • acrílicopolymethyl methacrylate
Russian плексигла́с, оргстекло́
  • плексигла́с (pleksiglás)polymethyl methacrylate
  • оргстекло́ (orgstekló)polymethyl methacrylate
  • органи́ческое стекло́ (organíčeskoje stekló)polymethyl methacrylate
Spanish plexiglás
  • plexigláspolymethyl methacrylate
Swedish plexiglas
  • plexiglaspolymethyl methacrylate
Ukrainian органі́чне скло, оргскло́
  • органі́чне скло (orhaníčne sklo)polymethyl methacrylate
  • оргскло́ (orhskló)polymethyl methacrylate
Cite this entry
APA

plexiglass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plexiglass

MLA

“plexiglass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plexiglass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plexiglass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plexiglass.

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