foam rubber
noun
Simple meaning
Expanded polyurethane, the padding often used in cars and furniture.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fohmruhberSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfoʊmˈɹʌbɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
informal
Expanded polyurethane, the padding often used in cars and furniture.
Expanded latex.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Expanded polyurethane, the padding often used in cars and furniture.
Used this way, foam rubber is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
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