How to Use elastomer in a Sentence
elastomer
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Is your elastomer toy specifically made of a skin-like blend?
—Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 15 Mar. 2018
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An elastomer gasket forms a splashproof seal when the suitcase is closed.
—Ben Coxworth july 03, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
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And its flexible tail flicking back and forth is not made of muscle and scales, but elastomer.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2018
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When tension in the fiber is released, the elastomer shrinks back to its original size.
—Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 11 July 2019
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Cured and lifted out of the molds, the thin elastomer layers were studded with rows of offset slits.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2018
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Her skin is soft, and the elastomer has a surprisingly pleasing tone.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
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On one side, a liquid-crystal elastomer contracts.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
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And now that guarantee expands to elastomer springs and magnets.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2019
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The researchers designed the sensor around an optical fiber with a soft elastomer tip.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
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Dielectric elastomers stretch widely but need high voltages and remain weak.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Jan. 2026
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Some brands may use latex or thermoplastic elastomers.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 June 2026
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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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Made from high quality elastomer, this is flexible and shock-resistant to protect your case.
—Tim Kohut, BGR, 11 June 2021
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The elastomer finish, meanwhile, is designed to give the feel of the actual Huayra pedals.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2022
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Another shows what appears to be a black elastomer glove, with a variety of ribbed texturing on each finger.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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The bumper is made of thermoplastic elastomer and is slightly raised (though not enough to adequately protect the screen).
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
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For even more drama, its elastomer brush has over 480 nano bristles to separate and lengthen every lash.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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The robot is built mainly from liquid crystal elastomers, a rubber-like material that changes shape when exposed to light.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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His team did it with ferromagnetic elastomers, kirigami cuts, balloons, and magnets.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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The role of remora’s soft tissues, which provide the suction by dividing the disk into compartments, was played by an elastomer.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
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For that, the researchers turned to a synthetic material called liquid crystalline elastomer.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
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As to the matter of comfort and fit, Fender has a unique advantage over everyone else in its thermo-plastic elastomer tips.
—Vlad Savov, The Verge, 9 July 2019
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All implants, regardless of fill type, have a silicone elastomer shell that may weaken over time due to constant movement, folding and pressure.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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The thermoplastic elastomer layer also enhances the feel through impact.
—Al Petersen, Orange County Register, 2 May 2017
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On the other hand, the passive material (a soft elastomer) remains stationary.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
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There are thousands of them, comprised of thermoplastic elastomers (a combination of plastic and rubber), that serve as the shoe's foam.
—Chris Chavez, SI.com, 25 July 2019
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The petals might be made partly of silicone elastomers, flexible material that has been used on previous spacecraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2023
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To address this issue, the researchers developed a new chemical crosslinking method for silicone elastomers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
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An elastomer material added to the bullet’s open cavity also aids in quick expansion across a range of velocities.
—Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 22 Jan. 2020
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According to the researchers, the grasshopper-like material is composed of three elastomer layers and liquid crystals.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2023
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