Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plasticine

/ˈplæs.tɪ.siːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: plas-ticine
IPA: /ˈplæs.tɪ.siːn/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A brand of modelling clay, a putty-like modelling material made from calcium salts, petroleum jelly and fatty acids.

Example Sentences

"Models; how to make paper pulp models; salt and flour models; sand models; plasticine models; chalk and pencil models."
"Hermione Roddice suggested we should ask Gudrun to teach her to draw and to model in clay. You know Winnie is astonishingly clever with that plasticine stuff. Hermione declares she is an artist."
"Picture yourself on a train in a station / With plasticine porters with looking glass ties"
"I'd like to build myself a house / Out of plasticine"

Etymology

Genericized trademark from the brand name Plasticine.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plastic

Usage

Inflected Forms

plasticines (plural) plasticene (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce plasticine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplæs.tɪ.siːn/.
What does plasticine mean?: Modeling clay.
Where does plasticine come from?: Genericized trademark from the brand name Plasticine.

How to pronounce plasticine

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