SPANDEX

Meaning of SPANDEX in English

■ noun trademark a type of stretchy polyurethane fabric.

Origin

1950s: an arbitrary formation from expand .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SPANDEX — noun Etymology: anagram of expands Date: 1959 any of various elastic textile fibers made chiefly of polyurethane
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPANDEX — ˈspanˌdeks noun ( -es ) Etymology: anagram of expand : any of various synthetic textile elastic fibers that are long-chain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPANDEX — /span"deks/ , n. Chem. a synthetic fiber composed of a long-chain polymer, used chiefly in the manufacture of garments to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPANDEX — n. type of elastic fibers used to create elastic knit fabrics
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SPANDEX — noun Etymology: anagram of expands Date: 1959 : any of various elastic textile fibers made chiefly of polyurethane ; also …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPANDEX — [span.dex] n [anagram of expands] (1959): any of various elastic textile fibers made chiefly of polyurethane; also: clothing made of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPANDEX — spandex BrE AmE ˈspænd eks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPANDEX — ™ / ˈspændeks; NAmE / noun = Lycra •• WORD ORIGIN 1950s: an arbitrary formation from expand .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPANDEX — Span ‧ dex /ˈspændeks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] trademark a material that stretches, used especially for making tight-fitting sports clothes
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPANDEX — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He said Nicole Simpson did not own the gold Spandex leotard described by the clinic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPANDEX — [noun] [U] - a stretchy material used esp. for making brightly-coloured shiny clothes which fit very tightlyShe was wearing a …
Cambridge English vocab
SPANDEX — Said out of nowhere as a response to something else, seemingly out of nowhere. Example: A: Oh, seventeen! B: Spandex.
Slang English vocab
SPANDEX — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SPANDEX — noun Spandex is used before these nouns: ↑ shorts
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SPANDEX — спандекс, синтетическая эластичная ткань
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPANDEX — Лайкра
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPANDEX — n спандекс, синтетическая эластичная ткань
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPANDEX — синтетическая эластичная ткань; спандекс
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPANDEX — (n) синтетическая эластичная ткань; спандекс
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SPANDEX — n спандекс, синтетическая эластичная ткань
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SPANDEX — n спандекс, синтетическая эластичная ткань
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPANDEX — синтетическая эластичная ткань; спандекс
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SPANDEX — спандекс, синтетическая эластичная ткань
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPANDEX — n. Pronunciation: ' span- ˌ deks Function: noun Etymology: anagram of expands Date: 1959 : any of various elastic textile …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LYCRA — trademark — used for a spandex synthetic fiber
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BICYCLE SHORTS — noun plural Date: 1982 tight-fitting shorts made usually of spandex and worn chiefly by bicyclists
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POLYURETHANE — Any of a class of very versatile polymer s that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic …
Английский словарь Британика
BICYCLE SHORTS — noun : tight-fitting shorts made usually of spandex and worn chiefly by bicyclists
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYURETHANE — any of a class of synthetic resinous, fibrous, or elastomeric compounds belonging to the family of organic polymers made by …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEOTARD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a thigh/hip/ankle etc bone ▪ He was so thin that his hip bones were …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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