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Lucite
Lucite is a proprietary brand name that has become a genericized term for high-quality acrylic glass. It evokes a sense of clinical clarity, modernity, and durability, often associated with high-end design, museum displays, or mid-century modern furniture. Because it is a specific chemical compound, it is typically treated as a mass noun.
In professional contexts, it is distinguished from standard plastic by its optical transparency and resistance to yellowing. It is frequently used in artistic installations to create the illusion that an object is floating in mid-air or is perfectly preserved in a vacuum.
Meanings
Examples
The museum displayed the fragile artifact inside a custom lucite case.
I want a lucite coffee table to make the room feel more open.
The artist cast the sculpture in clear lucite to capture the light.
We should use lucite sheets for the prototype since they are lighter than glass.
Look at this lucite award they gave me for the sales competition.
The futuristic set design featured several glowing lucite pillars.
She wore a pair of chunky lucite heels to the party.