Plexicushionn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈplɛksɪˌkʊʃn/, U.S.

/ˈplɛksəˌkʊʃ(ə)n/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English Plexipave , cushion n.

Etymology: < Plexi- (in Plexipave (1965 or earlier), the name of an acrylic coating used to surface sports courts and tracks) + cushion n.The trademarks Plexicushion and Plexipave were registered as United States trademarks by California Products Corporation, manufacturers of sports surfaces, in 1971 and 1973 respectively.

Sport (chiefly Tennis) (originally U.S.).

A. n.

A multilayered, acrylic-based synthetic material designed to have a somewhat springy quality, used as a playing surface for hard outdoor courts.A proprietary name in the United States and Australia.Plexicushion has been used as the playing surface at the Australian Open since 2008.

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1971 Golfdom June 24/1 (advt.) Tennis courts..‘Uni-Turf’ synthetic surfacing..Plexi Cushion.

1972 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 2 May 12/3 A recently developed rubberized synthetic surface called Plexicushion which is unaffected by weather while providing more natural bounce characteristics than concrete or asphalt.

1990 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Nov. The South Africans have worked long and hard in the heat on the Plexicushion this week.

2016 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Apr. 39 The Plexicushion on which she has struggled so often before.

B. adj. (attributive).

Made of, or surfaced with, this material.

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1973 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 4 May 1/4 The new courts will be surfaced with an all-weather plexicushion covering.

1998 Observer 20 Sept. (Sport section) 14/1 Victory over India on the Plexicushion outdoor surface at Nottingham would mean Britain were back in the world group.

2008 P. E. Murphy Business of Resort Managem. iv. 104 A centre plexicushion court with two adjacent grass courts.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plexicushion
释义	Plexicushionn.adj. Brit. /ˈplɛksɪˌkʊʃn/, U.S. /ˈplɛksəˌkʊʃ(ə)n/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English Plexipave , cushion n. Etymology: < Plexi- (in Plexipave (1965 or earlier), the name of an acrylic coating used to surface sports courts and tracks) + cushion n.The trademarks Plexicushion and Plexipave were registered as United States trademarks by California Products Corporation, manufacturers of sports surfaces, in 1971 and 1973 respectively. Sport (chiefly Tennis) (originally U.S.). A. n. A multilayered, acrylic-based synthetic material designed to have a somewhat springy quality, used as a playing surface for hard outdoor courts.A proprietary name in the United States and Australia.Plexicushion has been used as the playing surface at the Australian Open since 2008. ΚΠ 1971 Golfdom June 24/1 (advt.) Tennis courts..‘Uni-Turf’ synthetic surfacing..Plexi Cushion. 1972 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 2 May 12/3 A recently developed rubberized synthetic surface called Plexicushion which is unaffected by weather while providing more natural bounce characteristics than concrete or asphalt. 1990 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Nov. The South Africans have worked long and hard in the heat on the Plexicushion this week. 2016 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Apr. 39 The Plexicushion on which she has struggled so often before. B. adj. (attributive). Made of, or surfaced with, this material. ΚΠ 1973 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 4 May 1/4 The new courts will be surfaced with an all-weather plexicushion covering. 1998 Observer 20 Sept. (Sport section) 14/1 Victory over India on the Plexicushion outdoor surface at Nottingham would mean Britain were back in the world group. 2008 P. E. Murphy Business of Resort Managem. iv. 104 A centre plexicushion court with two adjacent grass courts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1971
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