noun / adjective
vinyl
A tough plastic used to make records and other products.
A flexible sheet of black vinyl lies beside a record.
Etymology
Vinyl is shortened from names such as polyvinyl chloride. The material-name refers to polymers formed from compounds containing the vinyl chemical group.
In context
all the rest of the walls I've done in a vinyl wall covering which is water resistant
More examples
- Vinyl flooring is easy to clean.
- The chair has a torn vinyl seat.
- She prefers listening to her favorite albums on vinyl.
Forms
vinyl
Similar words
- plastic
- Plastic is broader and includes materials other than vinyl.
- PVC
- PVC names the specific polymer commonly referred to as vinyl.