acrylic
part of speech
adjective (acrylic); noun (acrylic, acrylics)
meaning for a pupil
1) Acrylic is a kind of plastic, made by people, that can be clear like glass or made into threads for cloth. tree →
2) Acrylic paint is a bright paint that dries quickly and becomes waterproof; «acrylics» are these paints. tree →
3) Acrylic fibre is used to make jumpers, blankets and yarn that look like wool. tree →
sense in the lessons
In art lessons acrylic paints are used on paper, canvas and models; brushes must be washed before the paint dries. In science and design lessons, acrylic is a material: a strong clear plastic used for fish tanks, signs and windows. In everyday life «acrylic nails» are fake nails. Phrases: «acrylic paint», «acrylic sheet», «acrylic jumper».
examples
- We painted our clay pots with acrylic paint. tree →
- Wash your brush quickly; acrylic paint dries fast. tree →
- The fish tank is made of clear acrylic. tree →
- My jumper is acrylic, not wool. tree →
- Acrylics are bright and waterproof when dry. tree →
- The sign was cut from a sheet of red acrylic. tree →
- Acrylic is lighter than glass and does not shatter as easily. tree →
- Wear old clothes, because acrylic paint will not wash out once dry. tree →
note
Say «uh-KRIL-ik». Acrylic paint washes off with water only while wet. Acrylic yarn is cheaper than wool and easy to wash but less warm. Acrylic sheet is often called Perspex or Plexiglas (brand names).
In the corpora
- Acrylic becomes plastic when dry and does not wash out easily, so artists wear old clothes or aprons.
- Aquarium tunnels are made of acrylic many centimetres thick, strong enough to hold back millions of litres of water.
- Watercolour and acrylic paint rinse out in water; oil paint needs an adult and a special cleaner, which can be poisonous.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «acrylic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.