n [ U ]
a type of hard plastic that was widely used in the radio and electrical industry in the first half of the 20th century. It was invented by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland:
an old Bakelite telephone.
BAKELITE
Meaning of BAKELITE in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005