acrylic
English Thesaurus
1. a synthetic fabric (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | cloth, fabric, material, textile, |
definition | : | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | courtelle, |
definition | : | an acrylic fabric resembling wool (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | orlon, |
definition | : | an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns (noun.artifact) |
2. used especially by artists (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | paint, pigment, |
definition | : | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating (noun.artifact) |
3. a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | synthetic resin, |
definition | : | a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | acrilan, polypropenonitrile, |
definition | : | acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) (noun.artifact) |
4. polymerized from acrylonitrile (noun.substance)
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