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

Read's agency is currently funding various pioneering approaches to robotics, some of which involve actuators made of elastomers – like rubbery plastics.

From BBC

To further improve flexibility, the team incorporated a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer matrix into the ExciPh layer.

From Science Daily

Underpinning the functional utility of liquid crystalline elastomers is their blend of anisotropy and viscoelasticity, Roach said.

From Science Daily

The patch is made of a silicone elastomer that houses an array of small piezoelectric transducers sandwiched between stretchable copper electrodes.

From Science Daily

The patch, roughly the size of a postage stamp, is constructed from a silicone elastomer embedded with several layers of stretchy electronics.

From Science Daily