Meanings
plural vinyls
- countableentertainmentA phonograph record.
This is a tangible example of the net's natural flow toward improved environmental outcomes. Although some people lament the loss of flipping through CDs, or eight-tracks, or vinyls, there is a clear upside to dematerialization.
2011, David Eagleman, Why the Net Matters, Canongate Books, →ISBN
- not comparableMade of polyvinyl chloride.
- not comparableentertainmentPertaining to a phonograph record.
Dance, boogie wonderland / Sound fly through the night / I chase my vinyl dreams to boogie wonderland
1979, Earth, Wind & Fire, “Boogie Wonderland”, in I Am1 more example
After being gifted a turntable and investing in relatively inexpensive speakers, he talks about becoming reacquainted with the Impulse vinyl version of John Coltrane's celebrated jazz album, A Love Supreme.
2015, Dominik Bartmanski, Ian Woodward, Vinyl: The Analogue Record in the Digital Age, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 48
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
adjectiveContaining the vinyl radical.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
- Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
- Proto-Italic*wīnom
- Latinvīnum
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishvinyl
From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + English -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فاينيل
- فاينيل (fāynel, vāynel)univalent radical
Bulgarian винил, винил
- винил (vinil)univalent radical
- винил (vinil)substance
- грамофонна плоча (gramofonna ploča)record
- винилов (vinilov)containing the vinyl radical
Catalan vinil
- vinilunivalent radical
Chinese Cantonese 唱片, 黑膠唱片 /黑胶唱片
- 唱片record
- 黑膠唱片 /黑胶唱片record
Chinese Mandarin 乙烯基, 乙烯
- 乙烯基 (yǐxī jī)univalent radical
- 乙烯 (yǐxī)substance
- 唱片 (chàngpiàn, chàngpiān)record
- 黑膠唱片 /黑胶唱片 (hēijiāo chàngpiàn, hēijiāo chàngpiān)record
Czech vinyl, ethenyl
- vinylunivalent radical
- ethenylunivalent radical
Finnish vinyyliryhmä, vinyyli
- vinyyliryhmäunivalent radical
- vinyylisubstance
- vinyylirecord
French vinyle, vinyle
- vinyleunivalent radical
- vinylesubstance
- disque vinylerecord
German Vinyl, Vinyl
- Vinylunivalent radical
- Vinylsubstance
- Vinyl-Schallplatterecord
- Schallplatterecord
Greek βινυλοχλωρίδιο, βινύλιο
- βινυλοχλωρίδιο (vinylochlorídio)univalent radical
- βινύλιο (vinýlio)substance
- βινύλιο (vinýlio)record
Hindi द्राक्ष्यल
- द्राक्ष्यल (drākṣyal)univalent radical
Hungarian vinil
- vinilunivalent radical
Irish vinil, vinil
- vinilunivalent radical
- vinilsubstance
Italian vinile, vinile
- vinileunivalent radical
- vinilesubstance
- vinilerecord
- vinilicocontaining the vinyl radical
Japanese ビニル基, ビニル
- ビニル基 (biniru-ki)univalent radical
- ビニル (biniru)substance
- ビニール (binīru)substance
- レコード (rekōdo)record
Korean 비닐, 레코드
- 비닐 (binil)substance
- 레코드 (rekodeu)record
Māori tapeha
- tapehasubstance
Polish grupa winylowa, winyl
- grupa winylowaunivalent radical
- winylunivalent radical
- winylsubstance
- winylrecord
- winylowycontaining the vinyl radical
Portuguese vinil, vinila
- vinilunivalent radical
- vinilaunivalent radical
- vinilsubstance
- vinilasubstance
- vinilrecord
Russian вини́л, вини́л
- вини́л (viníl)univalent radical
- вини́л (viníl)substance
- вини́ловая пласти́нка (vinílovaja plastínka)record
- пласти́нка (plastínka)record
Spanish vinilo, vinilo
- vinilounivalent radical
- vinilosubstance
- vinilorecord
Swedish vinyl, vinyl
- vinylunivalent radical
- vinylsubstance
- vinylrecord
Turkish vinil, vinil plak
- vinilsubstance
- vinil plakrecord
Ukrainian віні́л
- віні́л (viníl)substance
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vinyl
Cite this entry
vinyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinyl
“vinyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vinyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vinyl.
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