🇬🇧 en es 🇪🇸

plastic noun

  /ˈplæstɪk/ , [ˈpʰlastɪk] , [ˈpʰlæstɪk]
  • A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
 plástico, materia plástica
  • (figurative, slang) Insincerity; fakeness; a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population; a narcissistic, affected person.
 plástico

plastic adjective

  /ˈplæstɪk/ , [ˈpʰlastɪk] , [ˈpʰlæstɪk]
  • Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]
 plástico, de plástico
  • Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]
 plástico, maleable
  • (biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]
 maleable, plástico

plasticity noun

  /ˈplæs.tɪs.ɪ.ti/ , /ˈplɑːs.tɪs.ɪ.ti/ , [ˈplæs.tɪs.ɪ.ɾi] , [ˈpʰlæs.tɪs.ɪ.ti] , [ˈpʰlæs.tɪs.ɪ.ɾi]
  • The quality or state of being plastic.
  • (physics) The property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value).
 plasticidad

plasticize verb

emplasticar

plasticizer noun

  /ˈplæs.tɪ.saɪ.zə/
  • Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.
 plastificador
Wiktionary Links