crepe rubber

crêpe rub·ber

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kreyp ruhb-er]
- /kreɪp ˈrʌb ər/
- /krep ˈrʌbə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kreyp ruhb-er]
- /kreɪp ˈrʌb ər/

Definitions of crepe rubber words

noun crepe rubber a type of crude natural rubber in the form of colourless or pale yellow crinkled sheets, prepared by pressing bleached coagulated latex through corrugated rollers: used for the soles of shoes and in making certain surgical and medical goods 3
noun crepe rubber a similar synthetic rubber 3
noun crepe rubber soft rubber in sheets with a wrinkled surface, used for shoe soles 3
noun crepe rubber a type of crude or sometimes synthetic rubber pressed into crinkled sheets, used especially in making shoe soles. 1
noun crepe rubber rubber with corrugated surface 1

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Origin of crepe rubber

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Crepe rubber

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crepe rubber popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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