[ 'plɛksɪglα:s ]
■ noun trademark, chiefly N. Amer. a tough transparent plastic made of an acrylic resin, used as a substitute for glass.
Origin
1930s: from Gk plēxis 'percussion' + glass .
[ 'plɛksɪglα:s ]
■ noun trademark, chiefly N. Amer. a tough transparent plastic made of an acrylic resin, used as a substitute for glass.
Origin
1930s: from Gk plēxis 'percussion' + glass .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004