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acrylic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
2. (not-comparable) Containing an acrylic resin.

Deriveds

hydracrylic acid · chloroacrylic · acrylate · diacrylic · acrylic fibre · nonacrylic · acrylic fiber · polyacrylic · methacrylic

Translations (29)

uk акри́ловий (containing an acrylic resin) · nl acryl- (containing an acrylic resin) · mi kiriaku (containing an acrylic resin) · pl akrylowy (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · pt acrílico (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · fi akryylinen (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · cy acrylig (containing an acrylic resin) · mi kiriaku (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · pl akrylowy (containing an acrylic resin) · es acrílico (containing an acrylic resin) · he אַקְרִילִי (containing an acrylic resin) · fi akryyli- (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · da akrylisk (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · fi akryylinen (containing an acrylic resin) · ga aicrileach (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · iu ᑭᒍᑎᖑᐊᑦᓴᖅ (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · it acrilico (containing an acrylic resin) · ro acrilic (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · ca acrílic (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · es acrílico (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · it acrilico (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · cy acrylig (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · ca acrílic (containing an acrylic resin) · cmn 含丙烯樹脂的 /含丙烯树脂的 (containing an acrylic resin) · fi akryyli- (containing an acrylic resin) · cmn 丙烯酸的 (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · ga aicrileach (containing an acrylic resin) · uk акри́ловий (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile) · nl acryl- (derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile)

acrylic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

Meanings

1. An acrylic resin.
2. (qualifier:painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
   • When it comes to painting, I prefer using acrylics as my medium.
3. A painting executed using such a paint.
4. A thick sheet of plastic.
5. A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.

Forms

Deriveds

modacrylic

Translations (19)

sl akril (paint containing an acrylic resin) · pl farba akrylowa (paint containing an acrylic resin) · cmn 亞克力 /亚克力 (thick sheet of plastic) · nl acrylverf (paint containing an acrylic resin) · nl acryl (paint containing an acrylic resin) · cmn 壓克力 /压克力 (thick sheet of plastic) · cmn 丙烯畫 /丙烯画 (painting made with acrylic paint) · hu akrilfesték (paint containing an acrylic resin) · fi paksu muovilevy (thick sheet of plastic) · fi akryylimaalaus (painting made with acrylic paint) · sl akril (painting made with acrylic paint) · cy acrylig (painting made with acrylic paint) · pl akryl (thick sheet of plastic) · cy acrylig (paint containing an acrylic resin) · cy acrylig (thick sheet of plastic) · nl acrylverftekening (painting made with acrylic paint) · cmn 丙烯顏料 /丙烯颜料 (paint containing an acrylic resin) · fi akryyliväri (paint containing an acrylic resin) · pl akryl (paint containing an acrylic resin)