ebonite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ebonite
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He brought with him an instrument which consisted of an ebonite stick to which were fastened two slips of gold leaf.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hycar makes an excellent ebonite, or hard rubber, when vulcanized.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming
Touch the tray with the finger for an instant, and lift up the ebonite without letting the hand touch the tray a second time.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Very fine metal filings were enclosed in a tube of ebonite and connected in a circuit with a battery and a galvanometer.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Elmer Ellsworth Burns
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