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 Definitions of plastic  [ˈplæs tɪk]  

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Definition of 'plastic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) plastic
any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins.

2.  plastic
a credit card, or credit cards collectively.

3.  plastic
credit represented by the use of credit cards.

4.  plastic
an object or objects made of plastic.

5. (adj.) plastic
made of plastic.

6.  plastic
capable of being molded.

7.  plastic
produced by molding.

8.  plastic
having the power to mold or shape material:
the plastic forces of nature.

9.  plastic
concerned with or pertaining to molding or modeling; sculptural.

10.  plastic
pliable; impressionable:
the plastic mind of youth.

11.  plastic
artificial or synthetic.

12.  plastic
insincere; phony:
a plastic smile.

13.  plastic
pertaining to the use of credit cards:
plastic credit.

14.  plastic
able to deform continuously and permanently without rupturing.

15.  plastic
Biol.

16.  plastic
of or pertaining to plastic surgery.

Etymology:  (1625–35; < L plasticus that may be molded < Gk plastikós. See -plast , -ic)

Definition of 'plastic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) plastic
generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

2. (adj) credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic
a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
"do you take plastic?"

3. (adj) fictile, moldable, plastic
capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
"plastic substances such as wax or clay"

4. (adj) plastic, pliant
capable of being influenced or formed
"the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"

5. (adj) formative, shaping, plastic
forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
"a formative influence"; "a formative experience"


Definition of 'plastic' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) plastic
a substance that can be formed into almost any shape, used to make many common objects
toys/containers/bags/bottles made of plastic; types of plastics

2. (adjective) plastic
made of plastic
plastic bottles/bags/toys etc.


Definition of 'plastic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) plastic
having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator

2. (adj) plastic
capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child

3. (adj) plastic
pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the graphic arts

4. (noun) plastic
a substance composed predominantly of a synthetic organic high polymer capable of being cast or molded; many varieties of plastic are used to produce articles of commerce (after 1900). [MW10 gives origin of word as 1905]


Translation of 'plastic' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of) any of many chemically manufactured substances that can be moulded when still soft
This cup is made of plastic; a plastic cup.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: plastiek Arabic flag Arabic: بْلاسْتيكي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пластмаса
Brazilian flag Brazilian: plástico Czech flag Czech: plastik(ový) German flag German: das Plastik, Plastik-...
Danish flag Danish: plastik; plastik- Greek flag Greek: πλαστικό(ς) Spanish flag Spanish: plástico
Estonian flag Estonian: plastmass Farsi flag Farsi: هرگونه ماده شکل پذیر Finnish flag Finnish: muovi
French flag French: plastique Hebrew flag Hebrew: פְּלַסטִיק Hindi flag Hindi: प्लास्टिक
Croatian flag Croatian: plastika Hungarian flag Hungarian: műanyag Indonesian flag Indonesian: plastik
Icelandic flag Icelandic: plast(efni) Italian flag Italian: plastica; di plastica Japanese flag Japanese: プラスチック
Korean flag Korean: 플라스틱 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: plastikas, plastmasė; pla Latvian flag Latvian: plastmasa; plastikāts; pl
Malay flag Malay: plastik Dutch flag Dutch: plastic Norwegian flag Norwegian: plast
Polish flag Polish: tworzywo sztuczne Persian flag Persian: پلاستيك Pashto flag Pashto: پلاستيك
Portuguese flag Portuguese: plástico Romanian flag Romanian: (de/din) plastic Russian flag Russian: пластик, пластмасса
Slovak flag Slovak: plastik; plastikový Slovenian flag Slovenian: plastika; plastičen Serbian flag Serbian: plastika
Swedish flag Swedish: [av] plast Thai flag Thai: วัตถุพลาสติก Turkish flag Turkish: plâstik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 塑膠(的) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: пластмаса; пластмасовий Urdu flag Urdu: پلاسٹک
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chất dẻo Chinese flag Chinese: 塑料(的)

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