| 单词 | foam mattress |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfoam mattress e. Rubber or plastic in the form of a cellular mass similar to foam in structure. Usually attributive, as foam mattress, foam plastic, foam rubber, foam sheet. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > rubber > [noun] > in specific form rubber sheet1842 rubber band1849 cut sheet1900 sheet1900 crêpe rubber1907 smoked sheet1909 twist1909 air foam1937 foam1937 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > plastic in form of cellular mass foam1937 1937 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 41 1090 Some foam plastics are mentioned for the isolation against noise and the protection against cold. 1945 Life 1 Oct. 129/1 Foam rubber..will soon be used to soften millions of U.S. beds and chairs. 1948 Daily Mail 30 Aug. 3/6 The chief new outlet in the rubber industry is in ‘foam’ rubber. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 108/2 Latex foam padding. 1959 B.S.I. News Apr. 4/2 To work economically, this method of heating requires really efficient thermal insulation, and this is to be provided by extensive use of plastics foam sheets. 1959 Economist 6 June 940/2 Protected by space suits and foam mattresses. 1961 B.S.I. News Aug. 19/2 The B.S.I. recently drew the attention of the Board of Trade to a flock-filled pillow which was described as being made of ‘foam’. 1962 Which? July 198/1 The fifth type (of life-jacket)..used non-absorbent foam plastic to provide buoyancy. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) X. 494 a/2 The rigid foams are employed as the core in structural laminates, such as in airplane wings. 1971 Brit. Med. Bull. 27 75/2 Alternative materials for insulation, such as..foam plastics and cork. < as lemmas |
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