ebonite

[ eb-uh-nahyt ]

noun

Origin of ebonite

1
First recorded in 1860–65; ebon(y) + -ite1

Words Nearby ebonite

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How to use ebonite in a sentence

  • ebonite has the further advantage on land that it takes but a single wire.

  • The Diathermancy of ebonite, by some incomprehensible process, drove her bewildered mind back on her old companion.

    Heart and Science | Wilkie Collins
  • The ebonite ring A is bored with four radial holes, through which are slipped from the inside the fused quartz bolt-headed pins B.

    On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
  • At ordinary temperatures ebonite is hard and brittle and breaks with a well-marked conchoidal fracture.

    On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall
  • The very best quality of ebonite obtainable should be solely employed in constructing electric works.

    On Laboratory Arts | Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for ebonite

ebonite

/ (ˈɛbəˌnaɪt) /


noun
  1. another name for vulcanite

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