different between cellophane vs acetate

English

Etymology

Genericized trademark. Blend of cellulose +? diaphane.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?'l?f?n, IPA^(key): /?s?l?fe?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

cellophane (countable and uncountable, plural cellophanes)

1. Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.

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Verb

cellophane (third-person singular simple present cellophanes, present participle cellophaning, simple past and past participle cellophaned)

1. (transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.

French

Etymology

Genericized trademark.

Noun

cellophane m (uncountable)

1. cellophane

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.l?.fan/

Further reading

• “cellophane” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

cellophane m

1. cellophane

   Synonym: cellofan

English

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin ac?tum (“vinegar”) ( +? -ate), from ace? (“I am sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æs?te??t/

Noun

acetate (plural acetates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid.

   Synonym: ethanoate

2. Cellulose acetate.
3. A transparent sheet used for overlays.
4. Ellipsis of acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

   Coordinate term: dubplate

   • 2002, Dave Thompson, The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN), Acetates—The Rock Star's Rough Draft:

     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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Further reading

• acetate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• acetate disc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia