plastic
English
/ˈplæstɪk/, /ˈplæstɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
- (colloquial) credit Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
- (slang) Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.
- (slang) An instance of plastic surgery.
- (obsolete) A sculptor, moulder.
- (archaic) Any solid but malleable substance.
Etymology
Derived from Latin plasticus (of molding) derived from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (shapable, suitable for molding, mouldable).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πλαστικός
Gloss
shapable, suitable for molding, mouldable
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Plasticine English
- aminoplastic English
- amyl English
- amyloplastic English
- angioplasticity English
- antineoplastic English
- antiplastic English
- antiplasticization English
- apicoplastic English
- autoplastic English
- autoplastically English
- basiplastic English
- bioplastic English
- cacoplastic English
- ceroplastic English
- conplastic English
- cranioplastic English
- deplastify English
- ecoplastic English
- ecoplasticity English
- elastoviscoplastic English
- embryo English
- embryoplastic English
- euplastic English
- euryplastic English
- fluoroplastic English
- haematoplastic English
- heteroplastic English
- homeoplastic English
- hydroplastic English
- hyperplasticity English
- hypoplasticity English
- ideoplastic English
- macroplastic English
- mesoplastic English
- metalloplastic English
- metaplastically English
- metaplasticity English
- microplastic English
- microplasticity English
- nanoplastic English
- neoplastic English
- neoplastically English
- neoplasticity English
- neuroplastic English
- nonneoplastic English
- nonplastic English
- nonplasticity English
- normoplastic English
- oculoplastic English
- oncoplastic English
- organoplastic English
- paraneoplastic English
- photothermoplastic English
- plastically English
- plasticate English
- plasticator English
- plasticise English
- plasticiser English
- plasticism English
- plasticity English
- plasticization English
- plasticize English
- plasticizer English
- plasticky English
- plasticless English
- plasticness English
- plasticrete English
- plasticware English
- plastify English
- plastisphere English
- polyplastic English
- preneoplastic English
- proneoplastic English
- pseudoplastic English
- pseudoplasticity English
- psychoplasticity English
- pyroplastic English
- semiplastic English
- subplastic English
- superplastic English
- superplastically English
- superplasticity English
- superplasticization English
- synaptoplastic English
- thermoplastic English
- thermoplastically English
- thermoplasticization English
- thermoplasticize English
- thromboplastic English
- unplastic English
- viscoplastic English
- viscoplasticity English
- xyloplastic English
- zymoplastic English
- plasticus Latin
- plastēs Latin
- Mikroplastik German
- Plaste German
- Plastebecher German
- Plastebehälter German
- Plastebesteck German
- Plastebeutel German
- Plastebomber German
- Plastedeckel German
- Plasteeimer German
- Plastefolie German
- Plastegabel German
- Plastegehäuse German
- Plastegeschirr German
- Plasteindustrie German
- Plastekrug German
- Plastelöffel German
- Plastemesser German
- Plasteproduktion German
- Plastepuppe German
- Plasterahmen German
- Plasterohr German
- Plasterzeugung German
- Plastetasche German
- Plastetrinkbecher German
- Plastetüte German
- Plastewanne German
- Plastik German
- Plastikbecher German
- Plastikbesteck German
- Plastikbeutel German
- Plastikflasche German
- Plastikgabel German
- Plastikgeschirr German
- Plastiklöffel German
- Plastikmesser German
- Plastikschwanz German
- Plastiktasche German
- Plastikteller German
- Plastiktüte German
- plastico Italian
- microplastic Dutch, Flemish
- plastic Dutch, Flemish
- thermoplast Dutch, Flemish
- plastic French
- пластик Russian
- plástico Spanish, Castilian
- πλάσσω Ancient Greek
- πλαστικός Ancient Greek
- plast Norwegian Bokmål
- plástico Portuguese
- プラスチック Japanese
- プラスチックごみ Japanese
- プラスチックゴミ Japanese
- plast Norwegian Nynorsk
- plastic Danish
- plasticmor Danish
- plastický Czech
- plàstic Catalan, Valencian
- พลาสติก Thai
- plastig Welsh
- plastik Tagalog
- ပလတ်စတစ် Burmese
- ပလပ်စတစ် Burmese
- פלסטיק Hebrew (modern)
- plast Slovak
- plastiki Swahili
- 플라스틱 Korean
- būļajtiik Marshallese
- plasta Lower Sorbian
- plastik Tok Pisin
- amyl
- embryo
- plastify
- unplastic
- euplastic
- plasticky
- plasticate
- plasticise
- subplastic
- plasticize
- plasticism
- ecoplastic
- nonplastic
- conplastic
- bioplastic
- deplastify
- neoplastic
- Plasticine
- plasticity
- pyroplastic
- zymoplastic
- ceroplastic
- plastically
- cacoplastic
- ideoplastic
- plasticator
- plasticiser
- euryplastic
- plasticizer
- polyplastic
- xyloplastic
- antiplastic
- nanoplastic
- plasticless
- oncoplastic
- mesoplastic
- plasticware
- semiplastic
- basiplastic
- autoplastic
- plasticrete
- plasticness
- hydroplastic
- oculoplastic
- macroplastic
- amyloplastic
- plastisphere
- apicoplastic
- normoplastic
- viscoplastic
- superplastic
- aminoplastic
- microplastic
- homeoplastic
- neuroplastic
- thermoplastic
- preneoplastic
- heteroplastic
- ecoplasticity
- nonplasticity
- nonneoplastic
- neoplasticity
- embryoplastic
- organoplastic
- pseudoplastic
- fluoroplastic
- proneoplastic
- cranioplastic
- paraneoplastic
- haematoplastic
- synaptoplastic
- metalloplastic
- plasticization
- metaplasticity
- thromboplastic
- neoplastically
- hypoplasticity
- antineoplastic
- autoplastically
- hyperplasticity
- metaplastically
- superplasticity
- microplasticity
- viscoplasticity
- angioplasticity
- thermoplasticize
- superplastically
- psychoplasticity
- pseudoplasticity
- thermoplastically
- elastoviscoplastic
- photothermoplastic
- antiplasticization
- superplasticization
- thermoplasticization