Acetate

Definitions

1. Any ester or salt of acetic acid.
2. Cellulose acetate.
3. A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.
4. In full acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

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Examples

“[…] to pad a piece in diluted acetate of alumine to obtain⟳ a pale lemon ground […]”

“Performers use⟳ acetate because eyelash glue is not available. They create⟳ eyelashes out of horse hair or cut⟳ from carbon paper. Their nails are glued on with a shoe adhesive.”

“Near-synonym: gel”

“Acetates are a relic of the days before cassettes, DAT, and recordable CDs came into widespread use⟳ in recording studios. Manufactured from aluminum, and coated in a thin sheet of vinyl, they were produced to allow⟳ the concerned parties to hear⟳ how a particular version of a recording would sound⟳ outside the studio, on their home hi-fi, for example.”

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