How to Use silicone rubber in a Sentence
silicone rubber
noun-
The sheer bodycon number was made out of silicone rubber, with the 'hair' fastened to the mini dress with silver hair clips.
— Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 15 June 2023 -
The silicone rubber nubs on the bottom prevent sliding out of your shoe or bunching.
— Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2022 -
SoFi's back half is made of silicone rubber and flexible plastic, while the head, which holds all the electronics, is 3D-printed.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018 -
What has the ability to move and show its colors, is made only of silicone rubber and manufactured at the millimeter scale?
— Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 -
Crafted from copper, glass, and silicone rubber, this feeder is sturdy and built to withstand harsh weather.
— Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023 -
The first phase of the expansion would add plants to produce high-consistency silicone rubber and silicone sealants.
— From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 -
Prototypes used a membrane of silicone rubber that allowed for the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide and protected the blood.
— Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021 -
The fingertips of the gloves were made from silicone rubber for sensitivity, according to the Air and Space Museum.
— Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 19 July 2019 -
The skin is made of silicone rubber, where sensors made of conducting carbon nanotubes are embedded.
— Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023 -
Enter silicone rubber — a substance found in bathroom caulk.
— Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2020 -
The interior of the tunnel was surrounded by plates made of silicone rubber and aluminum oxide powder.
— Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 23 Jan. 2017 -
This putty-like substance sticks to most surfaces and molds into any shape before setting to durable, flexible silicone rubber.
— Ebony Roberts, Outside Online, 6 July 2022 -
Although the actors playing lions in the musical wear lightweight silicone rubber masks on their forehead so their faces aren’t obscured, the puppet for Puumba the warthog weighs 45 pounds.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2022 -
These are made from high quality silicone rubber and crafted with optimum thickness to absorb all noise.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 10 May 2021 -
These are made from high quality silicone rubber and crafted with optimum thickness to absorbs all noise.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 Apr. 2021 -
By creating an elastic sphere out of silicone rubber, his team improved on nature’s design.
— Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2016 -
Hot Cooking Bands by Architec: 100% medical grade silicone rubber bands for cooking, so no twine needed.
— Karen Elizabeth Watts, Dallas News, 12 Dec. 2022 -
This is a device about the size of a thumb drive made of clear silicone rubber with two tiny hollow parallel channels cut into it that are separated by an even thinner porous membrane.
— Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian, 27 Aug. 2019 -
Nimble is a silicone rubber finger thimble in which a tiny ceramic blade is embedded.
— Judi Dash, latimes.com, 23 Apr. 2018 -
The model was grown inside of silicone rubber chips the size of a stick of gum, forming channels that were responsive to fluctuating estrogen levels and bacteria.
— Azeen Ghorayshi, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2022 -
Transcend uses a three-stage shock protection system, including a silicone rubber case, to protect your device from breaking.
— Leeron Hoory, Popular Science, 26 Sep. 2019 -
That gap often results from silicone rubber-skin robots such as CB2, a mechatronic baby built at Osaka University, that can seem creepy.
— IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2023 -
The material is silicone rubber embedded with fiber mesh.
— Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 13 Oct. 2017 -
Cini suggests covering them with clear silicone rubber. Kitchen.
— Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2022 -
The team uses as a base a soft, flexible material (silicone rubber) embedded with ferromagnetic particles (a neodymium-iron-boron alloy) — little bits of stuff that react to magnetic fields.
— Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2018
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