Mylar

My·lar

(mī′lär′)

A trademark for a thin, strong polyester film.

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mylar

(ˈmaɪlɑː)

the trade name for a kind of strong, transparent polyester film

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My•lar

(ˈmaɪ lɑr)

Trademark. a brand of strong, thin polyester film used in photography, recording tapes, and insulation.

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Mylar - a thin polyester film

trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

plastic - generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

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Create an in-the-hoop Mylar ornament cover with simple hand beading to add elegant shimmer and shine to your holiday decor.

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The centerpiece is a 100-foot-long curtain of colorful Mylar streamers that shimmies through the cavernous space from an aerial conveyor belt.

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Arvind Mylar, vice president - Business Development (MEASA & CIS), Xpress Money, said: "The stabilization of remittances and trends showing signs of resurgence, are great for the Jordanian economy.

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Nevertheless, Horowitz's notation for the project led to the development of the "Sonakinatography" series, 1968-2012, of ink, colored pencil, or casein scores on graph paper or Mylar. Twenty-three framed examples of these were included at the gallery, alongside a vitrine of related ephemera, and a single monitor playing documentation of several performances of the artist's work from 2015 and 2016.

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If you have the Mylar filter in place, you do not need to be wearing specialized eclipse glasses, but if you don't have a filter, don't look in the viewfinder.

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Most are made of sheet Mylar, or size large Mylar tubing in gold or copper, cut to shape, or are made from 5-minute epoxy set inside a wire or mono "frame." I just discovered a unique version--the Orvis Softy Spoon Fly, which is made of a "gummy" material, most likely latex.

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Working on both sides of transparent mylar, I combine organic and inorganic structures, articulating chance patterns with drawn lines."

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Group-IV: The samples of this group were left as such after restoring under Mylar strip.