(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows.
"perspex" means: Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"perspex" means: Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, Ireland, slang) plastic.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.
(countable) A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) large sheet of thin, soft, coloured plastic that is sticky on one side.
"perspex" means: Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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(countable, uncountable, by extension) Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).