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单词 vulcanite
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Definition of vulcanite in English:

vulcanite

noun ˈvʌlkənʌɪtˈvəlkəˌnaɪt
mass noun
  • 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.
    • 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:

vulcanite

nounˈvəlkəˌnaɪtˈvəlkəˌnīt
  • 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.

 
 
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