noun
vinyl
VEYE-nihl
noun
1
A type of tough, flexible plastic, or a product made from it, such as flooring or upholstery.
"The kitchen floor was covered in grey vinyl."
2
Music recorded on phonograph records, or the records themselves, as opposed to digital formats.
"He still buys his favourite albums on vinyl."
"The shop specialises in second-hand vinyl from the 1970s."
How to Use Vinyl
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a tough plastic material, or records (as opposed to CDs or streaming).
Common pairings
buy it on vinyl
vinyl records
vinyl flooring
Word Forms
vinyls plural
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Etymology
From Latin vīnum ("wine") + the chemical suffix -yl, because the vinyl group is chemically related to ordinary (ethyl) alcohol found in wine.