Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acrylic

/əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
acrylic
IPA
/əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

adj

Containing an acrylic resin.

noun

An acrylic resin.

noun

A paint containing an acrylic resin.

noun

A painting executed using such a paint.

noun

A thick sheet of plastic.

noun

A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/
  • British English: /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

acrylics (plural)

Derived Forms

acrylate chloroacrylic diacrylic methacrylic nonacrylic polyacrylic modacrylic

Phrases

acrylic fiber acrylic fibre hydracrylic acid

Synonyms

acrylic paint acrylic resin acrylate resin acrylic fiber

Rhymes With

idyllic cyrillic carboxylic hydrophilic eosinophilic gillick pedophilic billick basophilic bilyk amphophilic jilek

Questions

How do you pronounce acrylic?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/.
What does acrylic mean?
Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Where does acrylic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce acrylic

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