English Online Dictionary. What means vinyl? What does vinyl mean?
English
Etymology
From Latin vīnum (“wine”) + -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ.nəl/, /ˈvaɪ.nɪl/, [ˈvaɪ.nl̩]
- enPR: vīʹnəl, vīʹnĭl
- Rhymes: -aɪnəl, -aɪnɪl
Noun
vinyl (countable and uncountable, plural vinyls)
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.
- (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
- Hyponyms: polyvinyl chloride, PVC
- (music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.
- (music, countable) A phonograph record.
- Coordinate term: acetate
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Adjective
vinyl (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Containing the vinyl radical.
- Synonym: vinylic
- Made of polyvinyl chloride.
- (music) Pertaining to a phonograph record.
Translations
Further reading
- vinyl group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- polyvinyl chloride on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “vinyl”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Swedish
Noun
vinyl c
- vinyl (all senses)
- Synonym: (vinyl record) vinylskiva
Declension
References
- vinyl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vinyl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vinyl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)