vinyl

vinyl
[[t]va͟ɪnɪl[/t]]
vinyls
1) N-MASS: oft N n Vinyl is a strong plastic used for making things such as floor coverings and furniture.

...a modern vinyl floor covering.

...a reclining chair upholstered in shiny blue vinyl.

2) N-UNCOUNT: oft on N You can use vinyl to refer to records, especially in contrast to cassettes or compact discs.

This compilation was first issued on vinyl in 1984.

...the vinyl format of the album.


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  • vinyl — [vī′nəl] n. [< L vinum, wine (see VINE) + YL] 1. the monovalent radical CH2:CH characteristic of many derivatives of ethylene, its hydride 2. a resin or plastic formed from a polymerized vinyl compound 3. Informal phonograph records made of… …   English World dictionary

  • Vinyl — steht für: Vinylgruppe, Bestandteil organischer Moleküle Polyvinylchlorid (PVC) als Kurzform Schallplatte (umgangssprachlich), wird seit 1948 aus Polyvinylchlorid hergestellt Vinyl (Film), Film von Andy Warhol aus dem Jahr 1965 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vinyl — Vi nyl, n. [L. vinum wine + yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical {C2H3}, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vinyl — Vinyl, nach Kolbe das organische Radical C4 H3, dessen Wasserstoffverbindung das Elayl (ölbildende Gas) ist, zum Unterschied von dem ihm isomeren Radical der Essigsäure …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Vinyl — (Äthenyl), die einwertige Atomgruppe C2H3 oder CH2 = CH , ist für sich allein nicht existenzfähig, findet sich im Vinylchlorid CH2 = CHCl, im Vinylalkohol CH2 = CH.OH, im Vinyläther CH2.CH.O.CH.CH2 etc.; Vinylbenzol, s. Styrol …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Vinyl ! — Vinyl ! est un film français d Alexandre Mathis sous le nom de Herbert Mathese (P H Mathis) tourné à Paris et dans la forêt de Fontainebleau en mars 1970. Synopsis Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • vinyl — (n.) plastic or synthetic resin, 1939, short for POLYVINYL (Cf. polyvinyl); not in widespread use until late 1950s. Slang meaning phonograph record (1976) replaced WAX (Cf. wax) (n.) in that sense …   Etymology dictionary

  • vinyl — ► NOUN 1) synthetic resin or plastic based on polyvinyl chloride, used e.g. for wallpaper and emulsion paint and formerly for gramophone records. 2) Chemistry the unsaturated hydrocarbon radical CH=CH2, derived from ethylene. ORIGIN from Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • Vinyl — A vinyl compound is any organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl), −CH=CH2. These are derivatives of ethene, CH2=CH2, with one hydrogen atom substituted with some other group.A related phrase is vinylidene which stands… …   Wikipedia

  • vinyl — /ˈvaɪnəl / (say vuynuhl) noun 1. any of various vinyl polymers, especially that used in the making of gramophone records. 2. Colloquial records, viewed collectively: I ve got vinyl and no CDs. –adjective 3. Chemistry of or relating to, or… …  

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