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a·cryl·ic

(ə-krĭl′ĭk)

1. An acrylic resin.

a. A paint containing acrylic resin.

b. A painting done in acrylic resin.

3. Any of numerous synthetic fibers polymerized from acrylonitrile.

[acr(olein) + -yl + -ic.]

a·cryl′ic adj.

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acrylic

(əˈkrɪlɪk)

adj

(Elements & Compounds) of, derived from, or concerned with acrylic acid

1. (Elements & Compounds) short for acrylic fibre, acrylic resin

2. (Elements & Compounds) a paint or colour containing acrylic resin

[C20: from acrolein + -yl + -ic]

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a•cryl•ic

(əˈkrɪl ɪk)

adj.

1. of or derived from acrylic acid.

2. acrylic fiber.

3. acrylic resin.

4. a paint with an acrylic resin as vehicle.

5. a painting done in acrylic.

[1855–60; acr (olein) + -yl + -ic]

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Noun	1.	acrylic - polymerized from acrylonitrile acrylic fiber man-made fiber, synthetic fiber - fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes
	2.	acrylic - a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives acrylate resin, acrylic resin Acrilan, polypropenonitrile - acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) polymethyl methacrylate - a transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass synthetic resin - a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics
	3.	acrylic - used especially by artists acrylic paint paint, pigment - 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; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
	4.	acrylic - a synthetic fabric Courtelle - an acrylic fabric resembling wool cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" Orlon - an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns

Translations

acrilico

acrylacryl-acrylverfacrylverftekening

acrylic

[əˈkrɪlɪk]

A. ADJ → acrílico

B. CPD acrylic fibre N → fibra f acrílica

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

acrylic

[æˈkrɪlɪk]

adj [paint] → acrylique

n (= paint) → acrylique m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

acrylic

n → Acryl nt, → Akryl nt

adj → Acryl-, Akryl-; dress → aus Acryl or Akryl; acrylic paint → Acrylfarbe f, → Akrylfarbe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

acrylic

[əˈkrɪlɪk]

1. adj → acrilico/a

2. n → acrilico

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

acrylic

adj & n acrílico

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