plastic
/pˈlæstɪk/PLA-stik
/pˈlæstɪk/PLA-stik
Meaningmouldable
Common meaning: easily moulded
- plastto mould; a moulded thingLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1220 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekπλάσσω; πλάσμα‘to mould’
- Latinplasticus
- Englishplastic‘easily moulded’ · today
plast also in: plasterplasmaangioplasty
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek πλάσσω; πλάσμα ‘to mould; a moulded thing’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry πλάσσω, p. 1220 · dictionary scan
Roots
- πλάσσω; πλάσμα Greek “to mould; a moulded thing”
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