"Plexiglas" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

Audio: De-Plexiglas.ogg
Etymology: Coined by Otto Röhm in 1933, from Latin plexus (“interwoven”) + Glas (“glass”), alluding to polymerization. Etymology templates: {{coin|de|Otto Röhm|in=1933|nobycat=1}} Coined by Otto Röhm in 1933, {{af|de|plexus|Glas|lang1=la|t1=interwoven|t2=glass}} Latin plexus (“interwoven”) + Glas (“glass”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er}} Plexiglas n (strong, genitive Plexiglases or Plexiglass, plural Plexigläser) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Plexiglases [genitive], Plexiglass [genitive], Plexigläser [plural], strong [table-tags], Plexiglas [nominative, singular], Plexigläser [definite, nominative, plural], Plexiglases [genitive, singular], Plexiglass [genitive, singular], Plexigläser [definite, genitive, plural], Plexiglas [dative, singular], Plexiglase [dative, singular], Plexigläsern [dative, definite, plural], Plexiglas [accusative, singular], Plexigläser [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. plexiglass Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Acrylglas Derived forms: Plexiglasscheibe
    Sense id: en-Plexiglas-de-noun-sfMCMT2x Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From German Plexiglas. Etymology templates: {{bor|mul|de|Plexiglas}} German Plexiglas Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|head=}} Plexiglas, {{mul-proper noun}} Plexiglas
  1. A brand of tough, transparent plastic (polymethyl methacrylate) which can be used as a replacement for glass in windows, aircraft cockpit domes and windshields, and the like. Wikipedia link: Plexiglas Derived forms: plexiglass Related terms: Lucite, Perspex Translations (brand of tough, transparent plastic): 有機玻璃 (Chinese Mandarin), 有机玻璃 (yǒujī bōli) (Chinese Mandarin), plexisklo [neuter] (Czech), pleksilasi (Finnish), plexiglas [masculine] (French), Acrylglas [neuter] (German), Plexiglas [neuter] (German), プレキシガラス (purekishigarasu) (Japanese), плексигла́с (pleksiglás) [masculine] (Russian), оргстекло́ (orgstekló) [neuter] (Russian), органи́ческое стекло́ (organíčeskoje stekló) [neuter] (Russian), plexiglás [masculine] (Spanish), оргскло́ (orhskló) [neuter] (Ukrainian), органі́чне скло (orhaníčne sklo) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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