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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A trademark for a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin used in paints, enamels, and primers.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun Trademark A brand name for a transparent plastic based on methyl methacrylate esters; the term is often used generically to refer to any similar transparent plastic. It is sold in various forms, including rigid sheets which may be used as a substitute for glass in windows.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun Proprietary name for the tough transparent thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin

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Examples

  • Unbreakable glass called "Lucite," a radio with pictures called "television," a kind of whole-room refrigerator called "air conditioning," and more.

    Far Beyond the Stars Steven Barnes 2000

  • Unbreakable glass called "Lucite," a radio with pictures called "television," a kind of whole-room refrigerator called "air conditioning," and more.

    Far Beyond the Stars Steven Barnes 2000

  • Mitsubishi can certainly buy Lucite, which is used to make everything from cell phones to counter tops, as

    ABQnews Seeker Front Page 2009

  • "Lucite", "Octopus", "Vintage" and "Noir" comes with all layers, earrings and prim / sculpted skirt and hats and added also some new shoes - check out the picture of my first

    World of SL 2009

  • Three-foot-tall Lucite towers were filled with an abundance of white rose petals and topped with a white pillar candle, creating the illusion that the candle was floating on rose petals.

    My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011

  • In focal points around the room, there were illuminated Lucite square columns topped with stylish floral designs.

    My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011

  • When Cameron Diaz spotted one of her turquoise-colored Lucite bracelets on a friend's wrist and wore it to the 2002 Oscars with an Emanuel Ungaro wrap gown, Tarina Tarantino "fashion jewelry" was on the map.

    The Serious Business of Pretty Pink Things Christina Binkley 2011

  • Other ways to keep things interesting during the ceremony include using instrumentalists and vocalists in lieu of prerecorded music; and printing the text for your programs on a fan with a handle made of bamboo, birch, twig, or Lucite—whichever works best for your ceremony design.

    My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011

  • Lucite "stones" in the shape of hearts or flowers can be big and heavy.

    The Serious Business of Pretty Pink Things Christina Binkley 2011

  • Nor are her banana earrings, studded with tiny Swarovski crystals and topped with Lucite bows.

    The Serious Business of Pretty Pink Things Christina Binkley 2011

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