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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplastilina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plas.tiˈliː.na
"Ha modellato una piccola figura con la plastilina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brand of soft, non-drying modeling material made from calcium salts, petroleum jelly, and stearic acid, widely used by children and sculptors.
"The children spent hours shaping colorful figures out of plasticine on the kitchen table." - 2
Any similar soft, pliable, and reusable modeling clay.
"He used a block of plasticine to create a rough prototype of the mechanical part."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1897 by William Harbutt, an art teacher in England, who invented the non-drying clay as a safer, reusable alternative to traditional modeling clay for his students. The term blends the Greek word 'plastos' (molded) with the chemical suffix '-ine', commonly used for organic compounds and substances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plasticine" is said worldwide
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plastiline
Transliteration: plas.ti.lin
"Elle a sculpté un petit animal en plastiline."
Knetmasse
Transliteration: ˈkneːtˌmasə
"Die Kinder spielten begeistert mit bunter Knetmasse."
plastilina
Transliteration: plas.tiˈliː.na
"Ha modellato una piccola figura con la plastilina."
plastilina
Transliteration: plas.tiˈli.na
"Los niños hicieron figuras de animales con plastilina."
plastilina
Transliteration: plas.tiˈli.nɐ
"A criança moldou um boneco de plastilina."
चिकनी मिट्टी
Transliteration: chikni mittee
"बच्चों ने चिकनी मिट्टी से खिलौने बनाए।"
橡皮泥
Transliteration: xiàng pí ní
"孩子们正在用橡皮泥捏小动物。"
점토
Transliteration: jeom-to
"아이들이 색색의 점토로 모양을 만들고 있다."
塑土
Transliteration: neんど
Script: 粘土
"子供たちは粘土で動物の形を作りました。"
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