"elastomer" meaning in English

See elastomer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈlæstəmə(ɹ)/ Forms: elastomers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos New Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic English -mer English elastomer From elastic + -mer. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|elastic|-mer|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos New Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic English -mer English elastomer [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "ἐλᾰστός", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁l̥h₂-tós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁elh₂-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἐλατός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "elasticus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "élastique", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "elastic", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-mer", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "elastomer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="elastomer"> From elastic + -mer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} elastomer (plural elastomers)
  1. Any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber. Derived forms: bioelastomer, fluoroelastomer, polyelastomer Translations (any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber): elastômero [masculine] (Brazilian Portuguese), elastòmer [masculine] (Catalan), 彈性體 /弹性体 (tánxìngtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), elastómero [masculine] (European Portuguese), elastomeeri (Finnish), Elastomer [neuter] (German), ελαστομερές (elastomerés) [neuter] (Greek), elastomero [masculine] (Italian), эластоме́р (elastomér) [masculine] (Russian), elastómero [masculine] (Spanish)

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