thermoplastic
pronunciation
How to pronounce thermoplastic in British English:
UK [ˌθɜ:məʊˈplæstɪk]
How to pronounce thermoplastic in American English:
US [ˌθɜrmoʊˈplæstɪk]
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- Noun:
- a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
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- Adjective:
- having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled
Word Origin
- thermoplastic (adj.)
- 1870, see thermo- + plastic (adj.). As a noun from 1929.
Example
- 1. The wing was made from a thermoplastic material using a stratasys 3d printer .
- 2. The wing was made from a thermoplastic material using a stratasys 3d printer . Optomec then used a process it calls aerosol jet to print circuits , sensors and an antenna on the wing .
- 3. A trademark used for a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin employed in paints , enamels , and primers .
- 4. Handbook of condensation thermoplastic elastomers .
- 5. Plastics mulching thermoplastic films for use in agriculture and horticulture .