Pyrex

名词 n. 专有名词

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of pyrex. alt-of,alternative,uncountable
专有名词
  1. A brand of glassware produced by the Corning corporation, capable of resisting high temperatures, and suitable for cooking applications, currently made with tempered glass.
  2. A brand of glassware produced by Corning using borosilicate glass. historical

词源

词源 1
From pie + r + -ex.
First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915.
* 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory:
*: "We had a number of prior trademarks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter "r" was inserted between pie and ex, and the whole thing condensed to pyrex."
* The name also connotes the fire of pyro-.
词源 2
From pie + r + -ex.
First manufactured by the Corning Glassware Factory in 1915.
* 1957, Letter from the Corning Glassware Factory:
*: "We had a number of prior trademarks ending in the letters ex. One of the first commercial products to be sold under the new mark was a pie plate, and in the interests of euphonism the letter "r" was inserted between pie and ex, and the whole thing condensed to pyrex."
* The name also connotes the fire of pyro-.
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