Meanings
nounelastomer (plural elastomers)
plural elastomers
- Any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
- Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
- New Latinelasticu
- Frenchélastique
- Englishelastic
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
- Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
- Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
- Englishelastomer
Translations
Brazilian Portuguese elastômero
- elastômeroany polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Catalan elastòmer
- elastòmerany polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Chinese Mandarin 彈性體 /弹性体
- 彈性體 /弹性体 (tánxìngtǐ)any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
European Portuguese elastómero
- elastómeroany polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Finnish elastomeeri
- elastomeeriany polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
German Elastomer
- Elastomerany polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Greek ελαστομερές
- ελαστομερές (elastomerés)any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Italian elastomero
- elastomeroany polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Russian эластоме́р
- эластоме́р (elastomér)any polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Spanish elastómero
- elastómeroany polymer having the elastic properties of rubber
Cite this entry
APA
elastomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastomer
MLA
“elastomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastomer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elastomer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastomer.
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