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

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 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

Although Plexiglas cases and steel cables deter the professional shoplifting crews, the mobs aren’t beyond using sheer force and even violence to get what they want.

From Los Angeles Times

Legend has it that a network executive in search of a Yule Log equivalent proposed unleashing a lineup of fuzzy poopers into a fun-sized Plexiglas "stadium" with a bunch of toys.

From Salon

On a recent afternoon, Ms. Kargbo walked unrecognized in Congo Market, one of the city’s largest, where city workers have installed about 40 canopies made of Plexiglas roofs to protect vendors from the heat.

From New York Times