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plastic
1[plas-tik]
noun
Often any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
a credit card, or credit cards collectively, usually made of plastic.
He had a whole pocketful of plastic.
money, payment, or credit represented by the use of a credit card or cards.
something, or a group of things, made of or resembling plastic.
The entire meal was served on plastic.
adjective
made of plastic.
capable of being molded or of receiving form.
clay and other plastic substances.
produced by molding.
plastic figures.
having the power of molding or shaping formless or yielding material.
the plastic forces of nature.
being able to create, especially within an art form; having the power to give form or formal expression.
the plastic imagination of great poets and composers.
Fine Arts.
concerned with or pertaining to molding or modeling; sculptural.
relating to three-dimensional form or space, especially on a two-dimensional surface.
pertaining to the tools or techniques of drawing, painting, or sculpture.
the plastic means.
characterized by an emphasis on formal structure.
plastic requirements of a picture.
pliable; impressionable.
the plastic mind of youth.
Synonyms: , ,giving the impression of being made of or furnished with plastic.
We stayed at one of those plastic motels.
artificial or insincere; synthetic; phony.
jeans made of cotton, not some plastic substitute; a plastic smile.
lacking in depth, individuality, or permanence; superficial, dehumanized, or mass-produced.
a plastic society interested only in material acquisition.
of or relating to the use of credit cards.
plastic credit; plastic money.
Biology, Pathology.formative.
Surgery.concerned with or pertaining to the remedying or restoring of malformed, injured, or lost parts.
a plastic operation.
-plastic
2a combining form occurring in chloroplastic; protoplastic.
-plastic
1combining form
growing or forming
neoplastic
plastic
2/ ˈplɑːs-, ˈplæstɪk /
noun
any one of a large number of synthetic usually organic materials that have a polymeric structure and can be moulded when soft and then set, esp such a material in a finished state containing plasticizer, stabilizer, filler, pigments, etc. Plastics are classified as thermosetting (such as Bakelite) or thermoplastic (such as PVC) and are used in the manufacture of many articles and in coatings, artificial fibres, etc Compare resin
short for plastic money
adjective
made of plastic
easily influenced; impressionable
the plastic minds of children
capable of being moulded or formed
fine arts
of or relating to moulding or modelling
the plastic arts
produced or apparently produced by moulding
the plastic draperies of Giotto's figures
having the power to form or influence
the plastic forces of the imagination
biology of or relating to any formative process; able to change, develop, or grow
plastic tissues
of or relating to plastic surgery
slangsuperficially attractive yet unoriginal or artificial
plastic food
plastic
Any of numerous substances that can be shaped and molded when subjected to heat or pressure. Plastics are easily shaped because they consist of long-chain molecules known as polymers, which do not break apart when flexed. Plastics are usually artificial resins but can also be natural substances, as in certain cellular derivatives and shellac. Plastics can be pressed into thin layers, formed into objects, or drawn into fibers for use in textiles. Most do not conduct electricity well, are low in density, and are often very tough. Polyvinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, and polystyrene are plastics.
See more at thermoplastic thermosetting
Capable of being molded or formed into a shape.
Other 51Թ Forms
- plastically adverb
- plasticly adverb
- nonplastic adjective
- unplastic adjective
- ˈپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plastic1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plastic1
Origin of plastic2
Example Sentences
These include bans on single use vapes, forthcoming charges on disposable cups and a planned deposit-return scheme for cans and plastic bottles.
The world's seas are facing threats on multiple fronts from plastic pollution to climate change.
The BBC interviewed one who said they felt bullied when a park company forced them to replace their wooden decking with plastic, at a cost of £20,000.
His first experience of skiing came as a six-year-old on a plastic dry slope in Pendle, Lancashire, while he did little training on snow until he was 13.
The vinyl rain gutter sagged and melted, its plastic material flapping in the wind like a flag, and the window shattered shortly after, letting the flames enter the interior.
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When To Use
The combining form -plastic is used like a suffix meaning “of or relating to a living substance, cell, or organelle." An organelle is "a cell organ." The form -plastic can also mean "of or relating to growth, cellular multiplication." The form -plastic is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -plastic comes from Greek پó, meaning “that may be molded.” Find out how ó is related to plasma and plaster at our entry for each word.What are variants of -plastic?The form -plastic does not have any variants. However, it is related to the forms -plasm, -plasia, -plasy, -plast, and -plasty. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use articles for these forms.
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