heat shrink

noun

A plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.

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Meanings

nounheat shrink (plural heat shrinks)

plural heat shrinks

  1. A plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.

Translations

Dutch krimpkous
  • krimpkousplastic tube that shrinks when heated
Finnish kutistesukka
  • kutistesukkaplastic tube that shrinks when heated
French gaine thermorétractable
  • gaine thermorétractableplastic tube that shrinks when heated
German Schrumpfschlauch
  • Schrumpfschlauchplastic tube that shrinks when heated
Italian termorestringente, film termoretraibile
  • termorestringenteplastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • film termoretraibileplastic tube that shrinks when heated
Polish rura termokurczliwa
  • rura termokurczliwaplastic tube that shrinks when heated
Portuguese termorretrátil, termocontrátil
  • termorretrátilplastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • termocontrátilplastic tube that shrinks when heated
Spanish termocontraíble, termocontractil
  • termocontraíbleplastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • termocontractilplastic tube that shrinks when heated
  • tubo termorretráctilplastic tube that shrinks when heated
Swedish krympslang
  • krympslangplastic tube that shrinks when heated
Cite this entry
APA

heat shrink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20shrink

MLA

“heat shrink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20shrink. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat shrink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20shrink.

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