- plasticine
- also plasticene noun Etymology: from Plasticine, a trademark Date: 1897 a plastic paste used for models and sculptures
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Plasticine — Plasticine, a brand of modelling clay, is a putty like modelling material made from calcium salts, petroleum jelly and aliphatic acids. The name is a registered trademark of Humbrol but tends to be used as a generic description in the United… … Wikipedia
plasticine — (also Plasticine) ► NOUN trademark ▪ a soft modelling material … English terms dictionary
plasticine — ● plasticine nom féminin En saut, substance disposée en couche, derrière la planche d appel et destinée à garder l empreinte du pied du sauteur, lorsque le saut est mordu … Encyclopédie Universelle
Plasticine — modeling clay substitute, 1897, from PLASTIC (Cf. plastic) (adj.) + INE (Cf. ine) (2) … Etymology dictionary
Plasticine — or plasticene [plas′tisēn΄plas′tə sēn΄] [ PLASTIC + INE3] trademark for an oil base modeling paste, used as a substitute for clay or wax n. [also p ] this paste … English World dictionary
Plasticine® — /plasˈti sēn/ noun A kind of modelling material that remains soft and can be reworked, used esp by children … Useful english dictionary
Plasticine — Pâte à modeler Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pâte. La pâte à modeler est un matériau malléable autrefois fait de terre glaise, utilisé par les sculpteurs, qui à l avantage pour ces derniers de durcir. Pour des esquisses, pour l utilisation… … Wikipédia en Français
Plasticine — [[t]plæ̱stɪsiːn[/t]] N UNCOUNT Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models. [BRIT, TRADEMARK] … English dictionary
plasticine — (also Plasticine) noun trademark a soft modelling material, used especially by children … English new terms dictionary
plasticine — plastilinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Molio miltelių, cerezino, vazelino ir kt. medžiagų plastiškas mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. plasticine rus. пластилин … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
