shrinkwrap

See also: shrink-wrap

English

Alternative forms

• shrink-wrap

Etymology

From shrink +‎ wrap.

Noun

shrinkwrap (countable and uncountable, plural shrinkwraps)

1. A protective wrapping made from clear plastic film that is shrunk onto an object by heat

Coordinate terms

• stretch-wrap

Derived terms

• shrinkwrap license

Verb

shrinkwrap (third-person singular simple present shrinkwraps, present participle shrinkwrapping, simple past and past participle shrinkwrapped)

1. To wrap an article in shrinkwrap.
2. (paleontology) To reconstruct an extinct creature known from its fossils by depicting it with minimal soft tissue, this results in a thinner and less accurate representation of the creature.