Plexiglas

See also: plexiglas and plexiglás

Translingual

Etymology

From German Plexiglas.

Proper noun

Plexiglas

  1. A brand of tough, transparent plastic (polymethyl methacrylate) which can be used as a replacement for glass in windows, aircraft cockpit domes and windshields, and the like.

Derived terms

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German

Etymology

Coined by Otto Röhm in 1933, from Latin plexus (“interwoven”) +‎ Glas (“glass”), alluding to polymerization.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Plexiglas n (strong, genitive Plexiglases or Plexiglass, plural Plexigläser)

  1. plexiglass
    Synonym: Acrylglas

Declension

Declension of Plexiglas [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Plexiglas die Plexigläser
genitive eines des Plexiglases, Plexiglass der Plexigläser
dative einem dem Plexiglas, Plexiglase1 den Plexigläsern
accusative ein das Plexiglas die Plexigläser

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Plexiglasscheibe

Further reading

  • “Plexiglas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Plexiglas” in Duden online
  • “Plexiglas” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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