rubber – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: latex,
synthetic,
synthetic substance,
eraser,
preventative,
prophylactic device,
contraceptive device,
birth control device,
contraceptive,
preventive,
overshoe,
surface,
coat
rubber
adj.
made from rubber, composed of elastic material, made from caoutchouc
n.
caoutchouc, elastic material derived from of some tropical plants; synthetic material resembling caoutchouc; eraser; instrument for rubbing or scraping; series of card games; decisive game in a series of card games; condom (Slang)
v.
coat with rubber, cover with rubber
Natural rubber
Natural rubber, also called
India rubber or
caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of
polymers of the
organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds plus water. Malaysia is a leading producer of rubber. Forms of
polyisoprene that are used as natural rubbers are classified as
elastomers. Natural rubber is used by many manufacturing companies for the production of rubber products. Currently, rubber is harvested mainly in the form of the
latex from certain trees. The latex is a sticky, milky
colloid drawn off by making incisions into the bark and collecting the fluid in vessels in a process called "tapping". The latex then is refined into rubber ready for commercial processing. Natural rubber is used extensively in many applications and products, either alone or in combination with other materials. In most of its useful forms, it has a large
stretch ratio and high
resilience, and is extremely waterproof.
rubber
Noun
1. latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)
(synonym) India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc
(hypernym) latex
(hyponym) foam rubber
(derivation) rubberize, rubberise
2. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
(synonym) rubber eraser, pencil eraser
(hypernym) eraser
(part-holonym) pencil
3. contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
(synonym) condom, safety, safe, prophylactic
(hypernym) contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
4. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
(synonym) arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe
(hypernym) overshoe
Verb
1. coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats"
(synonym) rubberize, rubberise
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc
Adjective
1. made of rubber and therefore water-repellent; "rubber boots"
(synonym) rubberized, rubberised
(similar) impermeable
2. returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"
(synonym) no-good
(similar) bad
(classification) banking
(classification) colloquialism
rubber
nm.
rubber, caoutchouc
rubber (de/het)
n.
rubber
