Definition
A trademark for a type of synthetic acetate fiber used in textiles and fabrics, popular in the mid-20th century.
Etymology
Derived from 'cellulose' combined with a suffix suggesting fiber type; the brand name comes from the chemical composition of acetate rayon.
Kelly Says
Celanese was essentially 'fake silk' made from wood pulp—it let ordinary people wear shiny fabric that looked expensive, revolutionizing fashion in the 1930s-1950s.
Translations
ARالعربية
سيلانيز
si-la-ni-z
BNবাংলা
সেলানেস
se-la-nes
CACatalà
celanesa
se-la-ne-sa
DADansk
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
DEDeutsch
Celanese
tse-la-na-se
ELΕλληνικά
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
ESEspañol
celanesa
se-la-ne-sa
FISuomi
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
FRFrançais
celanese
se-la-ne-z
HAHA
celandine
se-lan-deen
HEעברית
צ'לנאז
tse-la-naz
HIहिन्दी
सेलानिस
se-la-nis
HUMagyar
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
IDBahasa Indonesia
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
IGIG
celandine
se-lan-deen
ITItaliano
celanese
tse-la-ne-ze
KKKK
celandine
se-lan-deen
KMKM
celandine
se-lan-deen
MSBahasa Melayu
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
MYမြန်မာ
celandine
se-lan-deen
NLNederlands
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
NONorsk
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
PTPortuguês
celanesa
se-la-ne-sa
RORomână
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
RUРусский
целанез
tse-la-nez
SVSvenska
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
SWKiswahili
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
TAதமிழ்
செலானீஸ்
se-la-nee-s
TEతెలుగు
సెలనీస్
se-la-nees
TLTL
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
UKУкраїнська
целанез
tse-la-nez
VITiếng Việt
celanese
se-la-ne-ze
YOYO
celandine
se-lan-deen
ZH中文
醋酸纤维素
cu-suan-xian-su-zi
ZUZU
celandine
se-lan-deen