acrylic
acrylic
Definition
acryl·ic (ə kril′ik)
adjective
- of or pertaining to acrylic acid or products made of it
- designating or of a series of olefin acids with the general formula CHO
- designating or of an acrylic resin product (paint, fiber, plastic, adhesive, etc.)
acrylic
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- canvas: Rain April 06 Acrylic on canvas 40 x 50 Abstract.
- board: Likes Tears In The Rain - 24 x 24 inches - Acrylic on board.
- paper: It's in acrylic on cartridge paper which I stretched on a large board.
Converse of object
- knit: Fab hooded hippy cardigan for Autumn/Winter, in skinny ribbed bottle green acrylic knit.
- use: Then you can begin to fill it in using acrylic or emulsion paints.
- base: When using cork tiles they are often sealed with a water based acrylic but a wax coating is also available.
- include: The paintings are made with a variety of media including acrylic on canvas, oil on glass and oil on board.
Adjective modifier
- thick: Made from a high quality, 1/4-inch thick clear acrylic with cable cutouts between all panels is standard.
- clear: Made of clear acrylic, it has a printed graduated scale for precise radius setting.
- white: They were acrylic on canvas, and were painted in blue and white acrylic.
- high: Made from high grade acrylic these skimmers can be used in aquaria up to 350 UK gallons.
Modifies a noun
- paint: Acrylic paints offer me all I need in a medium.
- yarn: A subtle textured acrylic mix yarn perfect for knitting.
- emulsion: Acrylic resin emulsions in latex paints, with water thinners, have also become common.
- varnish: Once the paint had dried I applied two thin coats of acrylic varnish which gave the necessary reflective surface.
- resin: It is a natural mineral blended with acrylic resin to form a solid durable material, which can be shaped to any design requirement.
- adhesive: Part adhesion using an acrylic adhesive is recommended under heavy appliances.
Noun used with modifier
- polyester: Aluminum box section extrusion with milled top and base, electrostatically powder coated and baked with polyester acrylic paint.
- %: A range of soft, smooth acrylic yarns with a glowing luster Mainly 100 % acrylic roving with binder.
- quality: Each image is a painting in high quality acrylic paint on canvas.
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