acrylic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/æˈkrɪlɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈkrɪlɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə krilik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•cryl•ic /əˈkrɪlɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Chemistryof or derived from acrylic acid.

n. 
  1. Fine Art[uncountable] a paint with acrylic in it.
  2. Fine Art[countable] a picture done with acrylic paint.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•cryl•ic  (ə krilik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Chemistryof or derived from acrylic acid.

n. 
  1. Chemistry, TextilesSee acrylic fiber. 
  2. ChemistrySee acrylic resin. 
  3. Fine Arta paint, prepared esp. for artists, in which an acrylic resin serves as a vehicle.
  4. Fine Arta painting done with this type of paint:She sold several acrylics during the show.
  • acr(olein) + -yl + -ic 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
acrylic / əˈkrɪlɪk/
  1. of, derived from, or concerned with acrylic acid
  1. short for acrylic fibre, acrylic resin
Etymology: 20th Century: from acrolein + -yl + -ic
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