ELASTOMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elastomer mean? 

• ELASTOMER (noun)
  The noun ELASTOMER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ELASTOMER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELASTOMER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("elastomer" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

 Context examples 

Epichlorohydrin is used in the manufacture of epoxy resins, synthetic glycerin and elastomers.

(Epichlorohydrin, NCI Thesaurus)

Acrylonitrile is widely used in industry to produce rubber, resins, plastics, elastomers and synthetic fibers and to manufacture carbon fibers used in aircraft, defense and aerospace industries.

(Acrylonitrile, NCI Thesaurus)

Biopolymers and elastomers doped with ferromagnetic CrO2 will heat up when exposed to laser or sunlight, temporarily losing their magnetic properties until they cool down again.

(New Materials Developed by Scientists Able to Move in Response to Light, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Materials used to create the light actuated materials include polydimethylsoloxane (PDMS), which is a widely used transparent elastomer often shaped into flexible films, and silk fibroin, which is a versatile biocompatible material with excellent optical properties that can be shaped into a wide range of forms—from films to gels, threads, blocks and sponges.

(New Materials Developed by Scientists Able to Move in Response to Light, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)