Shrink-wrapping

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\
     (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink-wrapped}
     or {shrink"wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {shrink"wrapping} or {shrink"-wrapping}.]
     to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet
     of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting


     wrapping by the application of heat.
     [PJC] shrink-wrap

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\, n.
     a type of plastic film, usually transparent, that shrinks
     upon application of heat, and may be used to form a wrapping
     around objects that fits tightly and closely follows the
     contours of the wrapped object; -- also called {shrink-pack},
     {shrinkpack} or {shrink-wrapping}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shrink-wrapping
       See {shrink-wrap}