plastique

See also: plastiqué

English

Etymology

From French plastique.[1] Doublet of plastic.

Noun

plastique (countable and uncountable, plural plastiques)

  1. (countable) A form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.
  2. (dated, uncountable) A plastic explosive.

References

  1. ^ “plastique, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Etymology

From Middle French plastique, borrowed from Latin plasticus. Doublet of plastic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plas.tik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: plastiques

Adjective

plastique (plural plastiques)

  1. plastic

Noun

plastique m (plural plastiques)

  1. material that can be moulded into a desired form, plastic
  2. a synthetic hydrocarbon-based polymer, plastic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Persian: پلاستیک (pelâstik)

Noun

plastique f (plural plastiques)

  1. the shape of a human body, physique
  2. formal beauty
  3. the plastic arts, sculpture

Further reading

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