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Perspex

Per spex |ˈpərspeks ˈpərˌspɛks | noun trademark (often perspex ) solid transparent plastic made of polymethyl methacrylate (the same material as plexiglas or lucite ). ORIGIN 1930s: formed irregularly from Latin perspicere look through, from per- through + specere to look.

 

Oxford Dictionary

perspex

per |spex |ˈpəːspɛks | noun [ mass noun ] trademark solid transparent plastic made of polymethyl methacrylate (the same material as plexiglas or lucite ). ORIGIN 1930s: formed irregularly from Latin perspicere look through , from per- through + specere to look .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perspex

per spex /pə́ː r speks /名詞 U ⦅英商標 ⦆〖時にP -〗パースペックス (⦅米 ⦆Plexiglas ) 〘透明なアクリル樹脂; 航空機の風防ガラスに使用 〙.