rubberlike material

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• drain — 1. To remove fluid from a cavity as it forms, e.g., to d. an abscess. 2. A device, usually in the shape of a tube or wick, for removing fluid as it collects in a cavity, especially a wound cavity. [A. S. drehnian, to draw off] cigarette d. a wick …   Medical dictionary

• balata — /beuh lah teuh, bal euh teuh/, n. 1. a nonelastic, rubberlike, water resistant gum that softens in hot water and is obtained from the latex of a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata: used chiefly in the manufacture of machinery belts, golf …   Universalium

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• Vibram — /vuy breuhm/, Trademark. a brand of lightweight, rubberlike material used for the soles of shoes and boots. * * * …   Universalium

• vulcanize — v.tr. (also ise) treat (rubber or rubberlike material) with sulphur etc. esp. at a high temperature to increase its strength. Derivatives: vulcanizable adj. vulcanization n. vulcanizer n. Etymology: Vulcan, Roman god of fire and metal working …   Useful english dictionary

• Vibram — /vuy breuhm/, Trademark. a brand of lightweight, rubberlike material used for the soles of shoes and boots …   Useful english dictionary

• elasticity — /i la stis i tee, ee la stis /, n. 1. the state or quality of being elastic. 2. flexibility; resilience; adaptability: a statement with a great elasticity of meaning. 3. buoyancy; ability to resist or overcome depression. 4. Physics. the property …   Universalium

• elastomer — elastomeric /i las teuh mer ik/, adj. /i las teuh meuhr/, n. Chem. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene. [1935 40; ELAST(IC) + O + Gk méros a part] * * * ▪ chemical… …   Universalium

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• Ogden (hyperelastic model) — The Ogden material model is a hyperelastic material model used to describe the non linear stress strain behaviour of complex materials such as rubbers, polymers, and biological tissue. The model was developed by Ray W. Ogden in 1972.[1] The Ogden …   Wikipedia