thermoplastic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English thermoplastic From thermo- + plastic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Softening when heated and hardening when cooled, and thus able to be moulded, remelted, and remoulded.
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Deriveds
thermoplastic polyurethane · thermoplastically · photothermoplastic · thermoplastic resin
Translations (15)
hu hőre lágyuló (softening when heated) · cy thermoplastig (softening when heated) · cmn 熱塑性的 /热塑性的 (softening when heated) · ro termoplastic (softening when heated) · ca termoplàstic (softening when heated) · es termoplástico (softening when heated) · pt termoplástico (softening when heated) · de thermoplastisch (softening when heated) · mi rewarau (softening when heated) · fi lämpömuovattava (softening when heated) · nl thermoplastisch (softening when heated) · fr thermoplastique (softening when heated) · ga teirmeaplaisteach (softening when heated) · fi termoplastinen (softening when heated) · el θερμοπλαστικός (softening when heated)