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heat shrink

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: insulation, insulator, covering

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: krimpkous — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Finnish: kutistesukka — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • French: gaine thermorétractable — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • German: Schrumpfschlauch — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Italian: termorestringente — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Italian: film termoretraibile — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Polish: rura termokurczliwa — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Portuguese: termorretrátil — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Portuguese: termocontrátil — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Spanish: termocontraíble — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Spanish: termocontractil — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Spanish: tubo termorretráctil — plastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • Swedish: krympslang — plastic tube that shrinks when heated