perspex/Perspex

perspex/Perspex
A trade name for a type of plastic of the methyl methacrylate family. It is transparent and used in aircraft canopies, windows, and front screens (windshields). It is designed to withstand normal flight loads, rapid changes in environmental temperatures, and to an extent impact loads from bird strikes. It is, however, prone to crazing over time from environment effects.

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  • Perspex — [pʉr′speks΄] trademark for a hard, transparent plastic, an acrylic resin similar to Plexiglas n. Brit. [p ] this plastic * * * …   Universalium

  • Perspex — 1935, trade name in Britain for what in the U.S. is called Plexiglas or Lucite, irregularly formed from L. perspect , pp. stem of perspicere “to look through” (see PERSPECTIVE (Cf. perspective)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • perspex — ► NOUN trademark ▪ a tough transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass. ORIGIN from Latin perspicere look through …   English terms dictionary

  • Perspex — [pʉr′speks΄] trademark for a hard, transparent plastic, an acrylic resin similar to Plexiglas n. Brit. [p ] this plastic …   English World dictionary

  • Perspex® — /pûrˈspeks/ noun A proprietary thermoplastic resin of exceptional transparency and freedom from colour, used for windscreens, etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • Perspex Island — Infobox Album Name = Perspex Island Type = studio Artist = Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians Released = 1991 Recorded = Genre = Alternative rock Length = Label = Go! Discs Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Perspex Island …   Wikipedia

  • perspex — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)speks[/t]] also Perspex N UNCOUNT: usu N n Perspex is a strong clear plastic which is sometimes used instead of glass. [BRIT, TRADEMARK] …   English dictionary

  • Perspex — see perspex …   English dictionary

  • Perspex — trademark used for an acrylic plastic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Perspex — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Polymethylmethacrylat Andere Namen PMMA Poly(methyl 2 methylpropenoat) Plexigl …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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