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US
/ˈnaɪˌɫɑn/
]
[ UK /nˈaɪlɒn/ ]
[ UK /nˈaɪlɒn/ ]
NOUN
- a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
- a synthetic fabric
How To Use nylon In A Sentence
- Using wire transmission, with long service life, and not sticky paste, silk or nylon thread transmission can be equipped with water-hao to justice system.
- Wildlife Watching Supplies stock a wide range of materials, olive green or camouflage pattern, lightweight, medium and heavy weight, showerproofed polycotton and waterproof nylon.
- This woman wore seamed nylons and kept smoothing her skirt. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990
- Nicolas, who lives in Pondicherry, India, makes his own kites using siliconised nylon and carbon sticks. Home | Mail Online
- Nylon and silk differ.
- The hole in her shimmery gold nylons from her encounter with the Pekingese didn't add to her self-confidence. KISS AN ANGEL
- This microfibre fabric is made of nylon and polyurethane and has the suppleness, softness and appearance of suede.
- To secure the screws, thread the nylon thumbnuts until it reaches the nylon washer, securing it thumb tight.
- Then Hay wrestled a nylon bag crammed with playthings from the cargo space behind the third passenger seat.
- As a scientist in the R&D arm of the US Justice Department, Shubin championed a carbon-based liquid polymer called Kevlar that could be woven into nylon to create a fabric vest resistant to bullets at close range. Top stories from Times Online