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Definition of Rubber band

1. Noun. A narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together.

Definition of Rubber band

1. Noun. An elastic band made of rubber. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubber Band

Literary usage of Rubber band

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"(5) An india-rubber band suddenly drawn out (within its limits of elasticity) becomes warmer; and when allowed to contract, it becomes colder. ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"(5) An india-rubber band suddenly drawn out (within its limits of elasticity) becomes warmer; and when allowed to contract, it becomes colder. ..."

3. Mathematical and Physical Papers: Collected from Different Scientific by Baron William Thomson Kelvin, Sir Joseph Larmor, James Prescott Joule (1890)
"Any one may easily verify this curious property by placing an india-rubber band in slight contact with the edges of the lips, then suddenly extending it—it ..."

4. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"... dialect—A perforated mountain—Sheu-men-tzu—Not a paradise of comfort—The " kan "—The walled courtyard— Chinese food—A panic—The magic rubber band—A wind ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1899)
"I have used a single rubber band for as many as twenty combustions, and then discarded it only because it was becoming hard, making it more difficult to ..."

6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... easily verify this curious property by placing an india-rubber band in alight contact with the edges of the lips, then suddenly extending it—it becomes ..."

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