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Plexiglas definition

☆ Plexi·glas (plek′si glas′)

a lightweight, transparent, thermoplastic synthetic resin, used for aircraft canopies, lenses and windows, etc.

Etymology: < L plexus, a twining (see plexus) + glass

noun

this material

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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