Mylar
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mylar in British English:
UK [ˈmailɑ:]
How to pronounce Mylar in American English:
US [ˈmaɪˌlɑr]
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- Noun:
- a thin polyester film
Word Origin
- Mylar (n.)
- proper name for a polyester film, 1954, trademarked by E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. Like many Du Pont names, it doesn't mean anything, they just liked the sound.
Example
- 1. He built a plane with mylar , aluminum tubing , and wire .
- 2. Its sail , adapted from the nanosail project , is made of aluminized mylar about one-quarter the thickness of a trash bag .
- 3. The work space consists of a long , foldout table containing a pile of lustrous , green vegetation , a pocket-calculator-size electronic scale , a stack of reflective , hot-pink mylar foil packets , and a heat sealer .