Definition of "vinyl"

vinyl

/ˈvaɪ.nəl/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural vinyls
1. (chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.
2. (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.
3. (music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.
4. (music, countable) A phonograph record.
  Quotations
  This is a tangible example of the net's natural flow toward improved environmental outcomes. Although some people lament the loss of flipping through CDs, or eight-tracks, or vinyls, there is a clear upside to dematerialization.
  2011, David Eagleman, Why the Net Matters, Canongate Books
adjective
not comparable
1. (chemistry) Containing the vinyl radical.
2. Made of polyvinyl chloride.
3. (music) Pertaining to a phonograph record.
  Quotations
  Dance, boogie wonderland / Sound fly through the night / I chase my vinyl dreams to boogie wonderland
  1979, “Boogie Wonderland”, in I Am, performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
  After being gifted a turntable and investing in relatively inexpensive speakers, he talks about becoming reacquainted with the Impulse vinyl version of John Coltrane's celebrated jazz album, A Love Supreme.
  2015, Dominik Bartmanski, Ian Woodward, Vinyl: The Analogue Record in the Digital Age, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 48