ebonite

[ eb-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈɛb əˌnaɪt /

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noun

vulcanite.

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Origin of ebonite

First recorded in 1860–65; ebon(y) + -ite¹

Words nearby ebonite

Ebola virus, Ebola virus disease, ebon, Ebonics, ebonist, ebonite, ebonize, Ebonji, ebony, ebony spleenwort, e-book

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How to use ebonite in a sentence

Ebonite has the further advantage on land that it takes but a single wire.
A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865|Richard L. Maury
The Diathermancy of Ebonite, by some incomprehensible process, drove her bewildered mind back on her old companion.
Heart and Science|Wilkie Collins
The ebonite ring A is bored with four radial holes, through which are slipped from the inside the fused quartz bolt-headed pins B.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
At ordinary temperatures ebonite is hard and brittle and breaks with a well-marked conchoidal fracture.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

The very best quality of ebonite obtainable should be solely employed in constructing electric works.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for ebonite

ebonite

/ (ˈɛbəˌnaɪt) /

noun

another name for vulcanite

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