perspex

perspex
Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows

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  • Perspex — [pʉr′speks΄] trademark for a hard, transparent plastic, an acrylic resin similar to Plexiglas n. Brit. [p ] this plastic * * * …   Universalium

  • Perspex — 1935, trade name in Britain for what in the U.S. is called Plexiglas or Lucite, irregularly formed from L. perspect , pp. stem of perspicere “to look through” (see PERSPECTIVE (Cf. perspective)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • perspex — ► NOUN trademark ▪ a tough transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass. ORIGIN from Latin perspicere look through …   English terms dictionary

  • Perspex — [pʉr′speks΄] trademark for a hard, transparent plastic, an acrylic resin similar to Plexiglas n. Brit. [p ] this plastic …   English World dictionary

  • Perspex® — /pûrˈspeks/ noun A proprietary thermoplastic resin of exceptional transparency and freedom from colour, used for windscreens, etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • perspex — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)speks[/t]] also Perspex N UNCOUNT: usu N n Perspex is a strong clear plastic which is sometimes used instead of glass. [BRIT, TRADEMARK] …   English dictionary

  • Perspex — see perspex …   English dictionary

  • Perspex Island — Infobox Album Name = Perspex Island Type = studio Artist = Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Released = 1991 Recorded = Genre = Alternative rock Length = Label = Go! Discs Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Perspex Island …   Wikipedia

  • Perspex — trademark used for an acrylic plastic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Perspex — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Polymethylmethacrylat Andere Namen PMMA Poly(methyl 2 methylpropenoat) Plexigl …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Perspex — Polyméthacrylate de méthyle Polyméthacrylate de méthyle Structure du PMMA : (C5O2H8)n Général N …   Wikipédia en Français

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