Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elastomer

/ɪˈlæstəmə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: elas-tomer
IPA: /ɪˈlæstəmə(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English elastomer From elastic + -mer.

Inflected Forms

elastomers (plural)

Derived Forms

bioelastomer fluoroelastomer polyelastomer

Questions

How do you pronounce elastomer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlæstəmə(ɹ)/.
What does elastomer mean?: Any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber.
Where does elastomer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English elastomer From elastic + -mer.

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