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elastomer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪˈlæstəmə(ɹ)/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 L AE1 S T AH0 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: material, stuff

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1elh2- Proto-Indo-European *h1l̥h2-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der. Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English elastomer From elastic + -mer.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: elastòmer — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • Chinese Mandarin: 彈性體 /弹性体 (tánxìngtǐ) — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • Finnish: elastomeeri — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • German: Elastomer — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • Greek: ελαστομερές (elastomerés) — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • Italian: elastomero — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • Brazilian Portuguese: elastômero — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • European Portuguese: elastómero — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • Russian: эластоме́р (elastomér) — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
  • Spanish: elastómero — any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber