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transparisteel

UK/tɹænsˈpæɹɪˌstiːl/US/tɹænsˈpɛɹɪˌstil/

transparisteel noun: a fictional hard transparent metal used instead of glass in windows.

Noun

transparisteel (uncountable)

  1. a fictional hard transparent metal used instead of glass in windows
    • His gaze went to Hirken, who stood gloating behind invulnerable transparisteel.1979, Brian Daley, Han Solo at Stars’ End
    • Ignoring the familiar discomfort, he padded barefoot across the thick white carpet toward the heavy curtains that lined the richly appointed bedroom’s wide transparisteel window.2007, Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, Star Trek: Enterprise: The Good That Men Do

Origin of transparisteel

Blend of transparent + steel. Apparently coined by Brian Daley in 1979.

Questions about transparisteel

What does transparisteel mean?
Transparisteel means a fictional hard transparent metal used instead of glass in windows.
What part of speech is transparisteel?
Transparisteel is a noun.
How do you pronounce transparisteel?
Transparisteel is pronounced /tɹænsˈpɛɹɪˌstil/ (US).

Words near transparisteel in the dictionary

  1. transparently
  2. transparentness
  3. transparents
  4. transparietal
  5. transparify
  6. transparisteel
  7. transparotid
  8. transpartisan
  9. transpass
  10. transpassed
  11. transpasses

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