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Acrylic Pronunciation
Acrylic is pronounced uh-KRI-lik, IPA /əˈkrɪlɪk/.
uh-KRI-lik
US /əˈkrɪlɪk/ · UK /əˈkrɪlɪk/
Syllables: uh · KRI · lik (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and adjective: A synthetic material used for paint, fibre, and clear sheets in place of glass.
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Acrylic in a Sentence
- The panel is acrylic, not glass.
- She works in acrylic rather than oils.
- Acrylic jumpers pill after a few washes.
Common Mispronunciations of Acrylic
Not A-kri-lik
The stress belongs on the second syllable, KRI. Front stress is a guess from the spelling and sounds clipped.
Not uh-KRY-lik
The stressed vowel is the short i of trick, even though the y looks as if it should be long.
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