Meaning of রবার in English
- A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and gum elastic. See Vulcanization.
- One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc.
- One who, or that which, rubs.
- An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning.
- A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.
- A whetstone; a rubstone.
- An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.
- The cushion of an electrical machine.
- One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.
- Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.
- In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.
- India rubber; caoutchouc.
- An overshoe made of India rubber.
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