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How to pronounce thermoplastic in English?

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Synonyms thermoplastic resin
Type of plastic
Has types celluloid, saran
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thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change.

Examples of thermoplastic

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By the late 1980s most bumpers were concealed by a painted thermoplastic fascia.
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As subsequent layers are added the molten thermoplastic fuses to the layers below.
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Modern paper or film dielectric capacitors are dipped in a hard thermoplastic.
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The wing was made from a thermoplastic material using a Stratasys 3D printer.
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Flexible and grippy, scratch-resistant, made of thermoplastic polyurethane.
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The first thermoplastic extrusion was in 1935 by Paul Troester in Germany.
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There are cabinets filled with respirators and thermoplastic beads for making dental molds.
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It has superior compatibility with other thermoplastic elastomers, and better printability.
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Aramid rope must be shielded with a sheath of thermoplastic if it is to retain its strength.
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  • Having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled; "thermoplastic materials can be remelted and cooled time after time without undergoing any appreciable chemical change"
  • A material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled
  • A thermoplastic, also known as thermosoftening plastic, is a polymer that turns to a liquid when heated and freezes to a very glassy state when cooled sufficiently. ...
  • (thermoplastics) Linear plastics of finite molecular weight that can be fabricated into complex shapes by melting and injection molding.
  • (Thermoplastics) Heat welded or heat laminated fabrics such as PVC or CPE. Go to top
  • Thermoplastics are plastics capable of being softened and moulded again and again through heat and pressure. Examples include Polythene, Polyvinyl Chloride and Polystyrene.
  • (THERMOPLASTICS) A group of plastic materials that become elastic or melt when heated, and return to their rigid state at room temperature. Examples are PVC, ABS, polystrene, polycarbonates, nylon, etc.
  • (Thermoplastics) Resins capable of undergoing a chemical reaction leading to a relative infusible and insolvable state.
  • (Thermoplastics) The most widely used thermoplastics are polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene, which are manufactured as homogeneous materials or which can contain low-modulus fillers; less frequently, thermoplastics are filled with gases, mineral powders, or organic synthetic fibers.