Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acrylic

4 senses of acrylic

Sense 1
acrylic fiber, acrylic -- (polymerized from acrylonitrile)
       => man-made fiber, synthetic fiber -- (fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes)

Sense 2
acrylic, acrylic resin, acrylate resin -- (a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives)
       => synthetic resin -- (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)

Sense 3
acrylic, acrylic paint -- (used especially by artists)
       => paint, pigment -- (a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably")

Sense 4
acrylic -- (a synthetic fabric)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")