rubber
/ˈrʌbə(r)/noun
उच्चारण रबर
रबर; रबड़ (मिटाने वाली)
Basic word
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[U, C]
a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, made from the juice of a tropical tree or artificially; (BrE) a small piece of rubber used for removing pencil marks (American eraser)
रबर; रबड़ (मिटाने वाली)
- rubber tyres
- a pencil and a rubber
- Gloves made of rubber protect your hands from chemicals.
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- Rubber is tapped from trees in the forests of Kerala.
- Can I borrow your rubber to correct this drawing?
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: rubber (British, an eraser) and eraser (American).
British और American English में rubber (British, मिटाने वाली रबड़) और eraser (American)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rubber-stamp (approve something without thinking about it: 'The committee rubber-stamped the plan').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: rubber-stamp (बिना सोचे स्वीकृति देना: 'The committee rubber-stamped the plan', आँख मूँदकर मुहर लगाना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: natural rubber is made from latex, the milky juice of the rubber tree; vulcanization (heating rubber with sulphur, invented by Charles Goodyear) makes rubber stronger; rubber is an insulator.
विज्ञान GK में प्राकृतिक रबर रबर-वृक्ष के दूधिया रस latex से बनता है; vulcanization (रबर को गंधक के साथ गर्म करना, Charles Goodyear द्वारा आविष्कृत) रबर को मज़बूत बनाता है; रबर कुचालक है।
Kerala produces the most natural rubber in India.
केरल भारत में सबसे अधिक प्राकृतिक रबर पैदा करता है।