How to Use elastomer in a Sentence

elastomer

noun

• Cured and lifted out of the molds, the thin elastomer layers were studded with rows of offset slits.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2018
• When tension in the fiber is released, the elastomer shrinks back to its original size.
  — Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 11 July 2019
• And its flexible tail flicking back and forth is not made of muscle and scales, but elastomer.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2018
• The elastomer finish, meanwhile, is designed to give the feel of the actual Huayra pedals.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2022
• Her skin is soft, and the elastomer has a surprisingly pleasing tone.
  — Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
• Is your elastomer toy specifically made of a skin-like blend?
  — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 15 Mar. 2018
• And now that guarantee expands to elastomer springs and magnets.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2019
• Like the EXOspikes, the Microspikes are relatively easy to pull on and off over running shoes and stay put via stretchy, elastomer webbing.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2020
• The Bikeroo Oversized Bike Seat comes in both indoor and outdoor versions, with the main difference being the type of springs (the indoor has elastomer and the outdoor has steel springs).
  — PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021
• The rubber-like thermoplastic elastomer handle is nicely textured for a grip in wet hands, and keeps the weight down to a friendly 5.31 ounces.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 13 Apr. 2020
• The unique design incorporates a helix made of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), wrapped around the outside of the hose.
  — Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• As to the matter of comfort and fit, Fender has a unique advantage over everyone else in its thermo-plastic elastomer tips.
  — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 9 July 2019
• More Soft Robots The activated soft elastomer works to increase focal length by as much as 32 percent.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2019
• It’s a two-piece case constructed of elastomer inside a rigid polycarbonate shell.
  — Brad Moon, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021
• There are thousands of them, comprised of thermoplastic elastomers (a combination of plastic and rubber), that serve as the shoe's foam.
  — Chris Chavez, SI.com, 25 July 2019
• Made from high quality elastomer, this is flexible and shock-resistant to protect your case.
  — Tim Kohut, BGR, 11 June 2021
• The device created by Meder and his colleagues involves an artificial leaf that has a silicone elastomer layer along the bottom and is added among the leaves of a real plant.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• According to the researchers, the grasshopper-like material is composed of three elastomer layers and liquid crystals.
  — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2023
• Both sides are textured to be anti-slip, and it's made of an eco-friendly TPE (Thermoplastic elastomer) rubber material for superb grip.
  — Emily Shiffer, Men's Health, 6 June 2022
• In the study, the scientists placed an elastomer in between two electrodes, which activate with an electrical stimulus (provided by the human eye).
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 29 July 2019
• The thermoplastic elastomer layer also enhances the feel through impact.
  — Al Petersen, Orange County Register, 2 May 2017
• The flat, unbending parts were made of a passive polymer while the folds, or hinges, were made with liquid crystal elastomer, which can dramatically expand and contract when exposed to the right temperature.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
• The mat is latex-free and manufactured in an eco-friendly fashion; it’s made out of something called thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), which is essentially a blend of plastic and rubber.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 29 June 2017
• The petals might be made partly of silicone elastomers, flexible material that has been used on previous spacecraft.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2023
• An elastomer material added to the bullet’s open cavity also aids in quick expansion across a range of velocities.
  — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 22 Jan. 2020
• The main difference between those bands and Nike-specific ones is perforation: both are made out of strong elastomer silicone, but the small holes in the Nike bands offer more ventilation during sweaty workouts.
  — Tom Brant, Fox News, 23 May 2017
• Soft lithography is an approach to fabricating objects that uses a patterned elastomer as the stamp, mold or mask, as opposed to the more rigid materials used in photolithography.
  — Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2011
• Using the already commercially available gecko tape, Kizilkan attached the tape to a film of liquid crystalline elastomers—a substance made of polymer chains that elongate when exposed to ultraviolet light.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 24 Jan. 2017
• To solve this problem, the engineers fabricated two-dimensional microfliers, then bonded them to a layer of a stretchy material called an elastomer.
  — Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2021
• Researchers made thin kirigami films by placing liquid elastomer, rubber solution, into 3-D-printed molds.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2018

Last Updated: 22 Jul 2024