# vinyl
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaɪ.nəl/, /ˈvaɪ.nɪl/, [ˈvaɪ.nl̩]
* enPR: vīʹnəl, vīʹnĭl
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪnəl, -aɪnɪl

### Noun

vinyl (countable and uncountable, plural vinyls)
* (organic chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH$_2$=CH−, derived from ethylene.
* (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
    Hyponyms: polyvinyl chloride, PVC
* (music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.
    Many DJs prefer vinyl to CDs.
* (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
* ethylene-vinyl acetate
* ethylvinyl ether
* ethyl vinyl ether
* gamma-vinyl GABA
* gamma vinyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid
* heavy vinyl
* methylvinyl ketone
* methyl vinyl 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
* vinyl benzene
* vinylbenzene
* vinylbital
* vinyl blank
* vinyl bromide
* vinyl carbinol
* vinyl chloride
* vinyl composition tile
* vinyl copolymer
* vinyl cyanide
* vinyl emulation software
* vinylene
* vinyl ester
* vinylester
* vinyl ether
* vinylethylene
* vinyl ethylene
* vinyl ethyl ether
* vinylethyl ether
* vinyl fluoride
* vinyl group
* vinyl halide
* vinylic
* vinylidene
* vinyl insert
* vinyl iodide
* 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, (Brazil) vinila, (Portugal) vinilo
* → Russian: винил (vinil)
* → Spanish: vinilo
* → Swedish: vinyl

#### Translations
### Adjective

vinyl (not comparable)
* (chemistry) Containing the vinyl radical.
    Synonym: vinylic
* Made of polyvinyl chloride.
* (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
### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Noun

vinyl c
* vinyl (all senses)
    Synonym: (vinyl record) vinylskiva

#### Declension
### References

* vinyl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* vinyl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* vinyl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)