Plexiglas

[ plek-si-glas, -glahs ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a thermoplastic polymer of methyl methacrylate that is light in weight, resistant to weathering, capable of being bent when hot but returning to its original shape when reheated, used for signs

Plexiglas

/ ˈplɛksɪˌɡlɑːs /

noun

1. a transparent plastic, polymethylmethacrylate, used for combs, plastic sheeting, etc

Example Sentences

His other inventions included a clock that could reply aloud when you asked it the time, a stethoscope stereo system that could boom out your heartbeat, and Plexiglas clouds that lit up at the sound of a whistle with a pastel color appropriate for a room’s lighting.

From New York Times

“Dungeon,” Denny’s fifth show with Petzel Gallery in New York, features a kind of heaving shrine to Grimes: Puffs from an automatic steamer inflate a black “Game of Thrones” T-shirt once owned by the star, installed in a Plexiglas case like a suit of armor.

From New York Times

Even indoors, studies have shown that chickens prefer to hang out under painted Plexiglas panels in their pens, where they were more likely to preen and rest.

From National Geographic

A silver 9-inch television, chrome-plated and as pristine as a Jeff Koons bunny, is revealed as its own objectified gesture of triumphal power, discreetly encased in a Plexiglas box and elevated atop a pedestal.

From Los Angeles Times

A handsome man with the physique of the college football player he had once been walks into an airtight, 8-foot-square Plexiglas booth heated to 90 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times