neoprene
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- noun
- /ˈniːəˌpriːn/
- Specialized
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neopreno
- The tepid water seeped between her skin and the neoprene wetsuit and quickly warmed to body temperature.
- neoprene belt
It looks like a regular, kind of like a regular neoprene style glove.
- It looks like a regular, kind of like a regular neoprene style glove.
- I bought a roll of neoprene off of Amazon.
- It's very nice to wear indeed, whereas neoprene is usually very not breathing.
- Yes, it's neon pink like a neoprene swimsuit material and it is like all one.
- So it's a, it's like a dry suit bottom and then like special hiking boots and neoprene socks so that your feet do get wet, like potentially completely wet.
- So we'll have something aesthetic for once in my life and let's just pop all these neoprene's out.
- There's a key and then that there is, it's just like a card holder, a neoprene for the back.
- And then she also had some other kind of like neoprene sleeves that she could put over her head, put over her implants.
Examples
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I donned several layers of woolen underwear and socks, a one-piece neoprene dry suit, a hood, booties, and three-fingered mittens.
Academic text (1992) -
Warmth can be enhanced by exterior neoprene boot covers, heavier liners, battery-operated heaters embedded in insoles, and heated boot bags.
Blog text (4) -
I bought a roll of neoprene off of Amazon.
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I just bought a neoprene sleeve for my laptop.
Blog text (18) -
Actors change in and out of neoprene costumes in hidden underwater changing rooms.
Blog text (1) -
All right, so the first thing we find inside the box is a kind of neoprene sheath for the playbook.
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A neoprene belt is used to attach it to the lateral side of the waist.
Academic text (2016) -
I wore neoprene work gloves as much for stinging nettles as for the crabs.
Fiction book (1995) -
The tepid water seeped between her skin and the neoprene wetsuit and quickly warmed to body temperature.
Fiction book (2000) -
Waterproof, flexible, and warm neoprene was one of the hottest items in the show.
Synonyms
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A man-made stretchy material made with chemicals like natural rubber
How Resistant
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- Specialized
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4.9
- Specialized
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7.1
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- Specialized
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2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
neoprene = neo + prene
A coined chemical/trade name formed from combining elements (neo- + -prene) whose parts do not transparently convey the meaning 'synthetic rubber' to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Neoprene comes from the prefix neo- meaning 'new' and was used as the name for a new kind of man-made rubber. So, think of neoprene as 'new rubber', which helps you remember that it is a synthetic rubber used in wetsuits and protective gear because it resists oil, heat, and weather.