PERSPEX

Lucite, Perspex

(noun) a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the proprietary name Perspex

Noun

perspex (uncountable)

(British, NZ) Any tough, transparent plastic that is used instead of glass for windows.

Noun

Perspex (uncountable)

Plexiglas

Source: Wiktionary



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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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