Definition of Rubber band

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

Exact synonyms: Elastic, Elastic Band
Generic synonyms: Band, Elastic Device
Derivative terms: Elastic

Definition of Rubber band

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubber Band

rubati
rubato
rubatos
rubbaboo
rubbaboos
rubbage
rubbages
rubbed
rubbed out
rubber
rubber-base paint
rubber-bulb syringe
rubber-chicken dinner
rubber-necking
rubber baby buggy bumper
rubber band
rubber band airplane
rubber band airplanes
rubber bands
rubber boa
rubber boot
rubber bridge
rubber bullet
rubber cement
rubber check
rubber cheque
rubber dam
rubber dam clamp
rubber dam clamp forceps
rubber dams

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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