ebonite
pronunciation
How to pronounce ebonite in British English:
UK ['ebənˌaɪt]
How to pronounce ebonite in American English:
US ['ebənˌaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber
Word Origin
- ebonite (n.)
- 1860, from ebon + -ite (1).
Example
- 1. Study on modification and functional properties of ebonite .
- 2. Ebonite fixed wide wheel industrial caster .
- 3. Always obliging in their quest to satisfy the needs of musicians , the company completed and released their hand-made ebonite and metal mouthpieces in december 1972 .