how to pronounce acrylic

/əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/

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acrylic is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of acrylic in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… than either coal or black acrylic paint …”

meanings of acrylic

noun:

A thick sheet of plastic.
An acrylic resin.
A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.
A paint containing an acrylic resin.
A painting executed using such a paint.

adjective:

Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
Containing an acrylic resin.

acrylic frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word acrylic occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics acrylic can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that acrylic can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;