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plastic noun

  /ˈplæstɪk/ , [ˈpʰlastɪk] , [ˈpʰlæstɪk]
  • A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
  • (figurative, slang) insincerity; fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.
 muovi
  • (colloquial, metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
 muovi, muoviraha

plastic adjective

  /ˈplæstɪk/ , [ˈpʰlastɪk] , [ˈpʰlæstɪk]
  • Made of plastic. [from 20th c.]
 muovi, muovinen
  • (figurative, informal, of a person) Fake, insincere, especially in a shallow and conformist way pretending to smoothness and glossy flawlessness.
 falski
  • (figurative, derogatory) Inferior or not the real thing. [from 20th c.]
 keino-, keinotekoinen, muovi, muovinen
  • (dated) Creative, formative. [from 17th c.]
 luova
  • (biology) Capable of adapting to varying conditions; characterized by environmental adaptability. [from 19th c.]
 mukautuva, muuntautumiskykyinen, plastinen
  • Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant. [from 17th c.]
 muovailtava, plastinen
  • Of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a material. [from 19th c.]
 plastinen

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.
 plastisuus
  • (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).
 plastisuus, muokattavuus

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.
 pehmitin

plastically adverb

  /ˈplastɪkli/
  • In a plastic way; through moulding; flexibly.
 plastisesti
plastic bag
muovipussi, muovikassi
plastic surgery
plastiikkakirurgia
sticky-backed plastic
kontaktimuovi
fibre-reinforced plastic
lujitemuovi
plastic art
plastinen taide
plastic surgeon
plastiikkakirurgi
plastic bottle
muovipullo
plastic screw
muoviruuvi
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