Lexan

American  

[lek-san] / ˈlɛk sæn /

Chemistry, Trademark.

1. a brand of hard, practically unbreakable polycarbonate resin, used for shatterproof windows and the like.

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Example Sentences

Today, any toast deemed worthy of public display is safely contained behind a three-sided Lexan shield, fully out of reach for the toast-starved masses.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2021

The north wall is metal siding with urethane foam on the inside, and the south side is covered with flexible 8-millimeter Lexan brand, twin wall polycarbonate panels that allow in filtered sunlight.

From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2020

Like the adjacent “Floating Light,” which dangles two Lexan panels in midair, “Panels” is less a thing in itself than a vehicle for defining light and shadow.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2020

The way he constructed it, with the images on the clear Lexan, the zigzag angles of the panels and a mirror at the back, makes it a combination of sculpture and painting.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2018

Unlike the Box at Coxsackie, which had seemed a true solitary confinement, with inmates hard-pressed to communicate with each other through solid-steel doors with Lexan windows, the cells here were barred.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover