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- [ley-teks]
- /ˈleɪ tɛks/
- /ˈleɪ.teks/
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- [ley-teks]
- /ˈleɪ tɛks/
Definitions of latex word
- noun plural latex a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air. 1
- noun plural latex Chemistry. any emulsion in water of finely divided particles of synthetic rubber or plastic. 1
- noun latex A milky fluid found in many plants, such as poppies and spurges, that exudes when the plant is cut and coagulates on exposure to the air. The latex of the rubber tree is the chief source of natural rubber. 1
- noun latex type of rubber 1
- noun latex made of latex rubber 1
- noun Definition of latex in Technology (language, text, tool) (Lamport TeX) Leslie Lamport <[email protected]>'s document preparation system built on top of TeX. LaTeX was developed at SRI International's Computer Science Laboratory and was built to resemble Scribe. LaTeX adds commands to simplify typesetting and lets the user concentrate on the structure of the text rather than on formatting commands. Lamport's LaTeX book has an exemplary index listing every symbol, concept and example in the book. The index in the, now obsolete, first edition includes (on page 221) the mysterious entry "Gilkerson, Ellen, 221". The second edition (1994) has an entry for "infinite loop" instead. 1
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Origin of latex
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < New Latin, special use of Latin latex water, juice, liquid
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Parts of speech for Latex
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latex popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
latex usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for latex
noun latex
- varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- makeup — facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
- cosmetic — Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive.
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