Meaning Of The Word Thermoplastic

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thermoplastic
Thermoplastic materials are types of plastic which become soft when they are heated and hard when they cool down.

thermoplastic in American English
becoming or remaining soft and moldable when subjected to heat
adjective: soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties
noun: a plastic of this type

thermoplastic in British English
adjective: (of a material, esp a synthetic plastic or resin) becoming soft when heated and rehardening on cooling without appreciable change of properties

thermoplastic in Mechanical Engineering
adjective: A thermoplastic polymer can be melted and solidified many times.

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