elastomer
noun
elas·to·mer
i-ˈla-stə-mər 
: any of various elastic substances resembling rubber
polyvinyl elastomers
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The Voluminous Noir Balm Mascara has a soft, flexible, elastomer brush that separates and volumizes lashes—sans clumps and panda eyes.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 July 2024
The elastomer substrate is prestretched along 4 axes, and the OLED array is carefully placed on top of it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024
This effect was discovered when the team put micrometer-scale spheres made with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a transparent elastomer, in PDMS oil.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024
To make the devices, Yoo’s team starts by molding the display’s stretchy substrate using an elastomer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 July 2024
The elastomer substrate is prestretched along 4 axes, and the OLED array is carefully placed on top of it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024
This effect was discovered when the team put micrometer-scale spheres made with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a transparent elastomer, in PDMS oil.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 23 Apr. 2024
To make the devices, Yoo’s team starts by molding the display’s stretchy substrate using an elastomer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024
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“Elastomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elastomer. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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