The meaning of Plastic

Plastic – definition

noun
A synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, pvc, nylon, etc., that can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form.
Usage examples:
Mains pipes should be made of plastic or copper

adjective
Made of plastic.
Usage examples:
Plastic bottles
adjective
(of a substance or material) easily shaped or moulded.
Usage examples:
Rendering the material more plastic
Synonims:
Malleable Mouldable Shapable Pliable Pliant Ductile Flexible Soft Workable Supple Bendable Bendy Fictile

Synthetic material that can be molded into objects

noun
Any one of a group of materials made chemically and shaped into different forms for different uses
Usage examples:
[ u ] the cover of the book is actually made of plastic, though it looks like cloth., [ c ] plastic…

noun
Credit cards or other bank cards that are used to pay for things rather than using cash
Usage examples:
Most people want the convenience of paying with plastic.

Plastic translation into English

Plastic: translate from English into Chinese

塑料, 塑胶, 玻璃, 塑胶的, 合成的

Plastic: translate from English into Dutch

Plastic, Plastisch, Van plastic, Beeldend, Kneedbaar, Vormend

Plastic: translate from English into French

Plastique, Malléable, Carte de crédit

Plastic: translate from English into German

Plastik, Kunststoff, Plastisch, Plast, Plaste, Anschaulich

Plastic: translate from English into Hindi

प्लास्टिक, कृत्रिम, मान लेनेवाला, जाली, नक़ली, बात पर न अड़नेवाला, लचकदार, बनाने या ढालने के योग्य या सम्बन्धी, नम्य, रूप देने वाला

Plastic: translate from English into Italian

Plastica, Plastico, Materia plastica

Plastic: translate from English into Korean

플라스틱, 온순한, 성형의, 정형의, 생활 조직을 형성하는, 플라스틱제의, 플라스틱의, 소조의, 모양을 이루는, 재료로서의 플라스틱

Plastic: translate from English into Russian

Пластик, Пластиковый, Пластмасса, Пластмассовый, Пластический, Пластичный, Пластичность, Гибкий, Лепной, Податливый, Скульптурный, Послушный

Plastic: translate from English into Spanish

El plastico, Plástico, De plástico, Materia plástica

Word origin

mid 17th century (in the sense ‘characteristic of moulding’): from French plastique or Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, from plassein ‘to mould’.

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Plastic synonims

bendable

adjective
That can be bent
Usage examples:
Bendable copper pipe

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bendy

adjective
Capable of bending; soft and flexible.
Usage examples:
A bendy toy

adjective
Something that is bendy can be easily bent into new shapes without breaking
Usage examples:
A bendy toy, she was threading beads onto a bendy piece of wire., the carrots were old and bendy., …

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ductile

adjective
(of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire.
Usage examples:
Zirconium and zirconium-tin alloys are ductile metals and can be prepared by conventional processes.

adjective
A ductile metal can be bent or stretched easily.

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fictile

adjective
Made of earth or clay by a potter.
Usage examples:
In the annexed woodcut, the female figure in the middle is copied from a fictile vase.

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flexible

adjective
Capable of bending easily without breaking.
Usage examples:
Flexible rubber seals

adjective
Able to change or be changed easily according to the situation
Usage examples:
I’m fortunate because my job has flexible hours, and i can come and go pretty much as i want., the …

adjective
A flexible person or company can work in different ways, at different times, or in different places when it is necessary
Usage examples:
How can we encourage employees to be more flexible?, be flexible about sth companies can now be mor…

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malleable

adjective
(of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.
Usage examples:
A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet

adjective
Easily influenced, trained, or controlled
Usage examples:
Mother wanted me to be a malleable girl who would take her advice.

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mouldable

adjective
(of a soft substance) able to be made into any shape
Usage examples:
The shoe is made of mouldable plastic., the right combination of sugar and water can result in a fi…

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pliable

adjective
Easily bent; flexible.
Usage examples:
Quality leather is pliable and will not crack

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pliant

adjective
Easily bent.
Usage examples:
Pliant willow stems

adjective
Pliant people are easily influenced or controlled by other people
Usage examples:
I don't think it's a good thing for children to be too pliant., the management has adopted a more p…

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shapable

adjective
Able to be made into a particular shape, physical form, or arrangement
Usage examples:
This bread dough is shapeable, and you could really make any shape you wanted., good clay is soft, …

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soft

adjective
Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.
Usage examples:
Soft margarine

adverb
(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective
Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed
Usage examples:
The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…

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supple

adjective
Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
Usage examples:
Her supple fingers

verb
Make more flexible.
Usage examples:
I was also able to concentrate on bending and suppling him laterally.

adjective
Bending or able to be bent easily; not stiff
Usage examples:
His supple fingers manipulated the needle with the utmost delicacy., fig. adams brings a supple (= …

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workable

adjective
Able to be worked, fashioned, or manipulated.
Usage examples:
More flour and salt can be added until they make a workable dough

adjective
Likely to do or achieve what is intended
Usage examples:
A workable plan/solution

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