ebonite

American  

[eb-uh-nahyt] / ˈɛb əˌnaɪt /

noun

1. vulcanite.

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ebonite British  

/ ˈɛbəˌnaɪt /

noun

1. another name for vulcanite

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Etymology

Origin of ebonite

First recorded in 1860–65; ebon(y) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

But besides the heating due to bombardment, some heating goes on undoubtedly in the dielectric, being apparently greater in glass than in ebonite.

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This proves that the electrical condition of the excited ebonite and of the excited glass must be different; for had it been the same, the two balls would have repelled one another.

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We are all familiar with the appearance of the instrument maker's induction coil; its polished mahogany base, its lacquered brass fittings, and its secondary bobbin constructed of and covered with ebonite.

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The leaves will diverge, even though the charged ebonite rod does not approach to within a foot of the electroscope.

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Very fine metal filings were enclosed in a tube of ebonite and connected in a circuit with a battery and a galvanometer.

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