elastomer

American  

[ih-las-tuh-mer] / ɪˈlæs tə mər /

noun

Chemistry.

1. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene.

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elastomer British  

/ ɪˌlæstəˈmɛrɪk, ɪˈlæstəmə /

noun

1. any material, such as natural or synthetic rubber, that is able to resume its original shape when a deforming force is removed

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Other Word Forms

• elastomeric adjective

Etymology

Origin of elastomer

1935–40; elast(ic) + -o- + Greek méros a part

Example Sentences

This enabled them to print complicated liquid crystalline elastomer shapes that change in specific ways when heated.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

The liquid crystalline elastomer structures printed by Devin Roach of the OSU College of Engineering and collaborators can crawl, fold and snap directly after printing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

This adhesive replaces the gooey liquid placed between a traditional ultrasound wand and the skin, and it is a hybrid of a water-rich polymer called a hydrogel and a rubberlike material called an elastomer.

From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2022

“We cover the surface of this Jell-O with this very thin membrane of elastomer so that the water inside the Jell-O will not evaporate out.”

From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2022

The Jovian gases that strained their tough elastomer did not much blur the stars seen through them; but they swelled high enough to catch the light of the hidden sun and shimmer with it.

From Industrial Revolution by Anderson, Poul William