Vokabelliste: Kunststoffe

der/das Duroplast, -e; das Duromer, -e	thermosetting plastic, duromer [see text for details]
der/das Thermoplast, -e	thermoplastic [see text for details]
das Elastomer, -e	elastomer [see text for details]

die Folie, -n	plastic film, transparency, foil
pressen	to press, to compress, to compression-mold
die Kette, -n	chain
die Leitfähigkeit	conductivity
isolieren	to insulate, to isolate
der/das Gummi	rubber
schäumen; der/das Schaumgummi	to foam; foam rubber

der Faden, ¨-	thread, filament
der Antrieb, -e	drive, drivetrain
die Schnecke, -n	snail; worm gear; worm or screw conveyor
die Heizung, -en	heater, heating system
verschieden	different, various [use verschieden to express differences within a group: “Die Studenten in unserer Klasse sind alle verschieden“; use “ander-/anders” to express differences between two different things or groups: “Wir müssen eine andere Methode benutzen.” Occasionally you can choose which perspective you want to adopt: “Ich bin anders als du.” OR “Du und ich, wir sind verschieden.”]
gering	small, low (for amounts/quantities)
das Pulver, –	powder
dienen (als)	to serve (as)
die Wirkung, -en	effect
weich	soft
ab	as of, starting at
rein	pure, very clean
die Faser, -n [z.B. Glasfaser, Kohlefaser]	fiber [the fiber you eat is called “Ballaststoffe”]
das Gehäuse, –	casing
die Karosserie, -n	car body
besonders	especially
der Stahl, ¨-e	steel
ebenfalls	auch
schweißen	to weld
gießen, goss, hat gegossen	to pour
kostengünstig	billig
außergewöhnlich	extraordinary
ziehen, zog, gezogen	to pull
das Verhalten	behavior
gleichmäßig	evenly, uniformly
der Stab, ¨-e	bar [as in e.g. prison bars; chopsticks are “Stäbchen”]
die Düse, -n	jet, nozzle

NICHT IM QUIZ:

vernetzt	intertwined like a net; networked [used for computers in this latter sense]
engmaschig	closely or tightly meshed
weitmaschig	loosely or widely meshed
die Masche, -n	a loop or knot made by stitching [die Maschen eines Netzes = the mesh of a net; eine Laufmasche = a run in stockings; “Das ist die Masche” = said colloquially to describe a neat way of solving a problem; das ist die neueste Masche = that’s the newest “thing”; die Gangster versuchten es mit einer neuen Masche = the gangsters tried a new scam]
der Extruder, –	extruder [device that forces metal, plastic etc. through a very small hole in order to give it a certain shape]
das Spritzgießen	injection molding
das Hohlköperblasen	der Hohlköper = hollow body; blasen = to blow
Epoxid-, Polyurethan- oder Polyesterharze	Harz = resin; Epoxid = epoxy
vor•liegen, lag vor, hat vorgelegen	here: to occur (generally: to be present, to be there [e.g. evidence, paperwork; not used for people])
der Kolbenpleuel, –	rarely used term for “die Pleuelstange, -n” [=connecting rod] [der Kolben = piston]
der Teig	dough
verformbar	deformable
verknäult	tangled
erstarren	to become rigid, to solidify, to freeze
mit…versehen	equipped with
das Profil, -e	here: preformed component parts of various shapes [usually means: profile; tire tread]
das Vlies, -e	mat, fleece
das Kandalieren	“Kandalieren” is not listed anywhere, and is online only on one page: an online copy of this page in our book 🙂 ==> Refer to the book’s explanation to figure out what it is; note “die Walze” = “roller” [Dampfwalze = steamroller].