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# nylon

«nylon» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strong, light, man-made material made from chemicals (a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (nylon — uncountable; nylons — plural, stockings)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Nylon is a strong, light, man-made material made from chemicals (a plastic), used for clothes, ropes, toothbrush bristles, tents and fishing line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#m1)

2) (old-fashioned) Nylons are women's thin stockings or tights made of nylon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on materials, nylon is a synthetic (man-made) fibre, not natural like cotton or wool; it is strong, stretchy, waterproof-ish and dries quickly. In history, nylon was invented in the USA less than a hundred years ago and used for parachutes in the Second World War. In environment lessons, nylon does not rot easily and old fishing nets pollute the sea.

### examples

- My coat is made of nylon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#x1)
- Nylon rope is strong and light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#x2)
- Toothbrush bristles are usually nylon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#x3)
- Nylon is a man-made material, not a natural one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#x4)
- Parachutes were made of nylon in the war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#x5)
- Nylon dries quickly after rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#x6)
- Old nylon fishing nets can trap sea animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/#x7)

### note

Uncountable for the material: «made of nylon». Plural «nylons» only for stockings. Pronounced «NY-lon». Nylon melts if it gets too hot — keep it away from flames.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nylon» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nylon/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.