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Definition of vulcanite in English: vulcanitenoun ˈvʌlkənʌɪtˈvəlkəˌnaɪt mass nounHard, black vulcanized rubber. Example sentencesExamples - The recordings on huge aluminium based vulcanite discs were in danger of disintegrating, but the staff at the Linguistics Department have managed to preserve them.
- Tortoiseshell, vulcanite, wood, and coral became part of the new jewelry repertory.
- There is jewelry incorporating hair, enamel, engraving, casting, and die-stamping, as well as objects made from unusual materials such as tortoiseshell, wood, and vulcanite.
- The first synthetic material to be used in flute-making was ebonite, also known as vulcanite.
- Stephen Spender… was now living in a chic apartment with a colour scheme out of Vogue, a huge vulcanite writing-desk and over the fireplace an abstract picture by Wyndham Lewis.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Vulcan + -ite1. Definition of vulcanite in US English: vulcanitenounˈvəlkəˌnaɪtˈvəlkəˌnīt Hard, black vulcanized rubber. Example sentencesExamples - The recordings on huge aluminium based vulcanite discs were in danger of disintegrating, but the staff at the Linguistics Department have managed to preserve them.
- Stephen Spender… was now living in a chic apartment with a colour scheme out of Vogue, a huge vulcanite writing-desk and over the fireplace an abstract picture by Wyndham Lewis.
- Tortoiseshell, vulcanite, wood, and coral became part of the new jewelry repertory.
- There is jewelry incorporating hair, enamel, engraving, casting, and die-stamping, as well as objects made from unusual materials such as tortoiseshell, wood, and vulcanite.
- The first synthetic material to be used in flute-making was ebonite, also known as vulcanite.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Vulcan + -ite. |