vinyl

See also: Vinyl

English

Etymology

From Latin vīnum (“wine”) +‎ -yl. Derived from Latin vīnum because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ.nəl/, /ˈvaɪ.nɪl/
• enPR: vīʹnəl, vīʹnĭl

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪnəl, -aɪnɪl

Noun

vinyl (countable and uncountable, plural vinyls)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene.
2. (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.

   Hyponyms: polyvinyl chloride, PVC

3. (music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.

   Many DJs prefer vinyl to CDs.

4. (music, countable) A phonograph record.

   Coordinate term: acetate

   • 2011, David Eagleman, Why the Net Matters, Canongate Books (→ISBN)

     This is a tangible example of the net's natural flow toward improved environmental outcomes. Although some people lament the loss of flipping through CDs, or eight-tracks, or vinyls, there is a clear upside to dematerialization.

Derived terms

• 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl vinyl
• 2-chloroethylvinyl ether
• 4-vinylcyclohexene
• beta-chlorovinyldichloroarsine
• bivinyl
• butylvinyl
• chlorovinyldichloroarsine
• dimethylvinyl
• dimethylvinylchloride
• divinyl
• ethylvinyl ether
• gamma-vinyl GABA
• gamma vinyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid
• heavy vinyl
• methyl vinyl ketone
• methylvinyl ketone
• naphthylvinylpyridine
• n-nitrosomethylvinylamine
• non-virgin vinyl
• piece of vinyl
• polyphenylene vinylene
• poly(p-phenylene vinylene)
• polyvinyl
• rigid vinyl
• soft vinyl
• trichlorotrivinylarsine
• Vinalon
• vinyl acetate
• vinylacetic acid
• vinyl acetylene
• vinylacetylene
• vinyl alcohol
• vinylate
• vinylation
• vinylbenzene
• vinyl benzene
• vinylbital
• vinyl blank
• vinyl bromide
• vinyl carbinol
• vinyl chloride
• vinyl composition tile
• vinyl copolymer
• vinyl cyanide
• vinyl emulation software
• vinylene
• vinylester
• vinyl ester
• vinyl ether
• vinylethylene
• vinyl ethylene
• vinylethyl ether
• vinyl ethyl ether
• vinyl group
• vinyl halide
• vinylic
• vinylidene
• vinyl insert
• Vinylite
• vinylite
• vinylogous
• vinylon
• Vinylon
• vinyl plastic
• vinyl polymer
• vinyl radical
• vinyl record
• vinyl resin
• vinyl siding
• vinylstyrene
• vinyltoluene
• vinyl trichloride
• vinyl village
• vinyl vision
• Vinyon
• virgin vinyl

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: vinil
• → Finnish: vinyyli
• → French: vinyle
• → German: Vinyl
• → Greek: βινύλιο (vinýlio)
• → Irish: vinil
• → Italian: vinile
• → Japanese: ビニール (binīru)
• → Korean: 비닐 (binil)
• → Portuguese: vinil, vinila
• → Russian: винил (vinil)
• → Spanish: vinilo
• → Swedish: vinyl

Translations

univalent radical

• Catalan: vinil m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乙烯基 (zh) (yǐxī jī)

• Finnish: vinyyliryhmä
• French: vinyle (fr) m
• German: Vinyl n
• Greek: βινυλοχλωρίδιο (el) n (vinylochlorídio)
• Hindi: द्राक्ष्यल (drākṣyal)
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• Irish: vinil f
• Italian: vinile (it) m
• Japanese: ビニル基 (ビニルき, biniru-ki)
• Portuguese: vinil (pt) m, vinila f
• Russian: вини́л (ru) m (viníl)
• Spanish: vinilo m
• Swedish: vinyl (sv) c

substance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乙烯 (zh) (yǐxī)

• Finnish: vinyyli (fi)
• French: vinyle (fr) m
• German: Vinyl n
• Greek: βινύλιο (el) (vinýlio)
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• Irish: vinil f
• Italian: vinile (it) m
• Japanese: ビニル (biniru), ビニール (ja) (binīru)
• Korean: 비닐 (ko) (binil)
• Portuguese: vinil (pt) m, vinila f
• Russian: вини́л (ru) m (viníl)
• Spanish: vinilo m

record

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 唱片 (zh) (chàngpiàn, chàngpiān)

• Finnish: vinyyli (fi)
• French: disque vinyle (fr) m
• German: Vinyl-Schallplatte f, Schallplatte (de) f
• Greek: βινύλιο (el) n (vinýlio)
• Italian: vinile (it) m
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• Japanese: レコード (ja) (rekōdo)
• Korean: 레코드 (ko) (rekodeu)
• Portuguese: vinil (pt) m
• Russian: вини́ловая пласти́нка f (vinílovaja plastínka), пласти́нка (ru) f (plastínka)
• Spanish: vinilo m
• Swedish: vinyl (sv) c

Adjective

vinyl (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Containing the vinyl radical.

   Synonym: vinylic

2. Made of polyvinyl chloride.
3. (music) Pertaining to a phonograph record.
   • 1979, “Boogie Wonderland”, in I Am, performed by Earth, Wind & Fire:

     Dance, boogie wonderland / Sound fly through the night / I chase my vinyl dreams to boogie wonderland

   • 2015, Dominik Bartmanski, Ian Woodward, Vinyl: The Analogue Record in the Digital Age, Bloomsbury Publishing (→ISBN), page 48:

     After being gifted a turntable and investing in relatively inexpensive speakers, he talks about becoming reacquainted with the Impulse vinyl version of John Coltrane's celebrated jazz album, A Love Supreme.

Translations

containing the vinyl radical

• Italian: vinilico (it)
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Further reading

• vinyl group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• polyvinyl chloride on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “vinyl”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.