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plastics

plas·tics
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [plas-tiks]
    • /ˈplæs tɪks/
    • /ˈplæs.tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plas-tiks]
    • /ˈplæs tɪks/

Definitions of plastics word

  • adjective plastics made of plastic. 1
  • adjective plastics capable of being molded or of receiving form: clay and other plastic substances. 1
  • adjective plastics produced by molding: plastic figures. 1
  • adjective plastics having the power of molding or shaping formless or yielding material: the plastic forces of nature. 1
  • adjective plastics 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. 1
  • adjective plastics 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. 1
See all 17 definitions of plastics

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Origin of plastics

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; See origin at plastic, -ics

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Parts of speech for Plastics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Plastics

plastics popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for plastics

adjective plastics

  • averages — Achieve or amount to as an average rate or amount over a period of time.
  • casts — Assign a part in a play, movie, or other production to (an actor).
  • elastics — Plural form of elastic.
  • grinders — Plural form of grinder.
  • limbers — Plural form of limber.

noun plastics

  • credits — a list of those responsible for the production of a film or television programme
All 8 Synonyms of plastics

Antonyms for plastics

noun plastics

  • discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
Just one Antonym for plastics

Top questions with plastics

  • how to make plastics?

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    Art Deco is a style of decoration and architecture that was common in the 1920s and 30s. It uses simple, bold designs on materials such as plastic and glass.
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