Perspexn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpəːspɛks/, U.S.

/ˈpərˌspɛks/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perspect-, perspicere.

Etymology: < classical Latin perspect-, past participial stem of perspicere to look through (see perspective adj.), with alteration of the ending (compare 1st person singular perfect perspexī).

A. n.

A proprietary name for: polymerized methyl methacrylate, a tough, transparent thermoplastic that is much lighter than glass and does not splinter.Other proprietary names for this substance are Plexiglas and Lucite.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > solid transparent

methyl methacrylate1933

Perspex1935

Plexiglas1935

Lucite1937

1935 Trade Marks Jrnl. 9 Jan. 48/2 Perspex... Synthetic resins sold in the form of sheets, rods, tubes and shaped pieces, and as moulding powders.

1943 L. Cheshire Bomber Pilot i. 9 I asked Percy to dim his light; it reflected on the perspex in front and I couldn't see out.

1959 G. Freeman Jack would be Gentleman i. 13 There were two large, ornate chandeliers made of wrought iron and bits of Perspex.

2004 Digital Photographer No. 24. 95/3 What might appear on first sight to be a bit of white Perspex is in fact the impressively named lens cast calibration tool.

B. adj. (attributive).

Made of this thermoplastic.

ΚΠ

1941 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 178 203 The observation chamber is circular in cross-section and has two semicircular perspex windows.

1961 Lancet 23 Sept. 680/2 After infection, groups of mice were kept in air-tight ‘Perspex’ boxes.

1975 S. J. Perelman Vinegar Puss 143 Harrods..chose to put one of the thousand-guinea pens on display in an elaborate Perspex case.

2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 201 There's a perspex screen between the two of you and the controls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perspex
释义	Perspexn.adj. Brit. /ˈpəːspɛks/, U.S. /ˈpərˌspɛks/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin perspect-, perspicere. Etymology: < classical Latin perspect-, past participial stem of perspicere to look through (see perspective adj.), with alteration of the ending (compare 1st person singular perfect perspexī). A. n. A proprietary name for: polymerized methyl methacrylate, a tough, transparent thermoplastic that is much lighter than glass and does not splinter.Other proprietary names for this substance are Plexiglas and Lucite. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > solid transparent methyl methacrylate1933 Perspex1935 Plexiglas1935 Lucite1937 1935 Trade Marks Jrnl. 9 Jan. 48/2 Perspex... Synthetic resins sold in the form of sheets, rods, tubes and shaped pieces, and as moulding powders. 1943 L. Cheshire Bomber Pilot i. 9 I asked Percy to dim his light; it reflected on the perspex in front and I couldn't see out. 1959 G. Freeman Jack would be Gentleman i. 13 There were two large, ornate chandeliers made of wrought iron and bits of Perspex. 2004 Digital Photographer No. 24. 95/3 What might appear on first sight to be a bit of white Perspex is in fact the impressively named lens cast calibration tool. B. adj. (attributive). Made of this thermoplastic. ΚΠ 1941 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 178 203 The observation chamber is circular in cross-section and has two semicircular perspex windows. 1961 Lancet 23 Sept. 680/2 After infection, groups of mice were kept in air-tight ‘Perspex’ boxes. 1975 S. J. Perelman Vinegar Puss 143 Harrods..chose to put one of the thousand-guinea pens on display in an elaborate Perspex case. 2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 201 There's a perspex screen between the two of you and the controls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1935
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