What (who) is lucite - definition
TRANSPARENT THERMOPLASTIC, COMMONLY CALLED ACRYLIC
Plexiglass; Plexiglas; Perspex; Poly-methyl-methacrylate; Persepex; Lucite; Acrylplast; Acrylite; Perspective Simplex; Polymethylmethacrylate; Plexi-glass; Polymethyl methacrylate; Polymethylmetacrylate; Lucide; Acrylic signs; Pmma; Poly methyl methacrylate; Plexi glass; Methyl methacrylate resin; Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA); Crystalite; Impact resistant window; Acrylic glass; Poly (methyl methacrylate); Poly(methyl-methacrylate); Hesalite; Polyacrylate resin; Poly(methyl methacrylat';';'e); Crylux; Perspex screen; Poly(methyl 2-methylpropenoate); Perclax
![High-heel shoes]] made of Lucite](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Acrylic Heels.jpg?width=200 "High-heel shoes]] made of Lucite")
![An electric [[bass guitar]] made from poly(methyl methacrylate)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Basscat Bass.jpg?width=200 "An electric [[bass guitar]] made from poly(methyl methacrylate)")
![bathyscaphe ''Trieste'']], with a single conical window of PMMA set into sphere hull. The very small black circle (smaller than the man's head) is the inner side of the plastic "window", only a few inches in diameter. The larger circular clear black area represents the larger outer side of the thick one-piece plastic cone "window".](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bathyscaphe Trieste sphere.jpg?width=200 "bathyscaphe ''Trieste'']], with a single conical window of PMMA set into sphere hull. The very small black circle (smaller than the man's head) is the inner side of the plastic \"window\", only a few inches in diameter. The larger circular clear black area represents the larger outer side of the thick one-piece plastic cone \"window\".")
![Illustrative and secure [[bromine]] chemical sample used for teaching. The glass sample vial of the corrosive and poisonous liquid has been cast into an acrylic plastic cube.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bromine vial in acrylic cube.jpg?width=200 "Illustrative and secure [[bromine]] chemical sample used for teaching. The glass sample vial of the corrosive and poisonous liquid has been cast into an acrylic plastic cube.")
![Kawai]] acrylic grand piano](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kawai CR-40A.jpg?width=200 "Kawai]] acrylic grand piano")
![water pressure]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KelpAquarium.jpg?width=200 "water pressure]].")
![Lexus]] Perspex car sculpture](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lexus LF-A Crystallised Wind.jpg?width=200 "Lexus]] Perspex car sculpture")
![PMMA art by [[Manfred Kielnhofer]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maylan-interior-design-neue-wiener-werkstaette-interlux-roehm- evonik- indeustries-contemporary-light-art-sedan-chair-seats-manfred-kielnhofer-illumination-auchtion.jpg?width=200 "PMMA art by [[Manfred Kielnhofer]]")
![Skeletal structure of methyl methacrylate, the constituent [[monomer]] of PMMA](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Methyl-methacrylate-skeletal.png?width=200 "Skeletal structure of methyl methacrylate, the constituent [[monomer]] of PMMA")
.jpg?width=200 "Pieces of Plexiglas(R), the windscreen of a German plane shot down during World War II")
lucite
['lu:s??t]
¦ noun trademark, chiefly N. Amer. a tough transparent plastic made of an acrylic resin, used as a substitute for glass.
Origin
1930s: from L. lux, luc- 'light' + -ite1.
Perspex
see perspex
perspex
also Perspex
Perspex is a strong clear plastic which is sometimes used instead of glass. (TRADEMARK) (BRIT)
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Wikipedia
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is the synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate. Being an engineering plastic, it is a transparent thermoplastic. PMMA is also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, as well as by the trade names and brands Crylux, Alfaplas, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex, among several others (see below). This plastic is often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It can also be used as a casting resin, in inks and coatings, and for many other purposes.
It is often technically classified as a type of glass, in that it is a non-crystalline vitreous substance—hence its occasional historic designation as acrylic glass.
Pronunciation examples for lucite
1. Donors' walls made out of Lucite.
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3. fluorescent tube lights and displayed in the vacuum seal of perfect Lucite boxes. To pay
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Examples of use of lucite
1. Lucite, another UK group, was fined ň'4;ě25m and Quinn Barlo of Ireland ň'4;ě'm.
2. Sipchem and its potential partners in this project who signed the feedstock allocation letter with Saudi Aramco – Mitsui of Japan, DuPont of US and Lucite of UK – are working on the final agreements of the projects that are expected to be signed early next year, while start–up of projects will commence in 2011.
3. So with that in mind, please note the little sign in a Lucite stand next to the cash register in the gift shop at the CIA, which we note here as a public service: "If you are undercover you cannot charge. . . . "It will blow your cover." For those who may still be unsure when reaching for their wallet, the sign includes a handy illustration of a guy in requisite trench coat and hat, whose identity is revealed when he holds up a newspaper with a hole in it.