acrylic
/əˈkrɪlɪk
/adjective
1(Of synthetic resins and textile fibres) made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates: a red acrylic jumper...
- Six families were evacuated from their homes as the blaze destroyed a spinning room and warehouse full of acrylic fibres.
- Synthetic stuccos consist of sand suspended in a mixture of acrylic polymer, latex and pigments.
- The fuel is a coating of an acrylic polymer or a droplet of water that sits on the foil.
1.1(Of paint) based on acrylic resin as a medium: acrylic colours...
- Sculpted of polyurethane resin and acrylic paint, the tableau rests on a shallow platform about 23 feet long and 14 feet wide.
- The gallery will present his reproductions painted in not only watercolor, but also gouache and acrylic paints.
- Altered with gesso, acrylic paint, black and flesh-pink tar gel as well as collage, the pages of her diary were installed along a wall in a four-part grid.
noun
1 [mass noun] An acrylic textile fibre: a sweater in four-ply acrylic...
- Made from a blend of virgin wool, acrylic and polyester, this jersey will surely yield a perfect fit.
- Are we depleting our supplies of rayon and acrylic?
- The canopy on an F - 18 Hornet is made of stretched acrylic.
2 (often acrylics) An acrylic paint: she paints mainly in acrylics [mass noun]: washes of white acrylic...
- Nai focuses on flowers and paints in a variety of media, including watercolors, gouache, acrylics, oils and tempera.
- Levine has been a lifelong artist who deals with the abstract in his photography, watercolors, oils, acrylics, mixed media and metal sculpture.
- The company deals in originals, oils, acrylics, watercolors and serigraphs.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from the liquid aldehyde acrolein (from Latin acer, acri- 'pungent' + ol(eum) 'oil' + -in1) + -yl + -ic.