kevlar
See also: Kevlar
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Kevlar, a trademarked name
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛvlɑɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛvlɑː/
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun
kevlar (countable and uncountable, plural kevlars)
- (uncountable) (Fabric, cordage, etc made of) aramid fiber, an exceptionally strong, light, man-made fibre used to strengthen cables and sheet materials, e.g. in stab-resistant vests.
- (countable, US, slang, military) A piece of personal protective equipment made from Kevlar, such as a helmet or a vest.
Hypernyms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeʋlɑr/, [ˈke̞ʋlɑr]
- Rhymes: -eʋlɑr
- Syllabification(key): kev‧lar
Declension
| Inflection of kevlar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kevlar | kevlarit | |
| genitive | kevlarin | kevlarien | |
| partitive | kevlaria | kevlareja | |
| illative | kevlariin | kevlareihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kevlar | kevlarit | |
| accusative | nom. | kevlar | kevlarit |
| gen. | kevlarin | ||
| genitive | kevlarin | kevlarien | |
| partitive | kevlaria | kevlareja | |
| inessive | kevlarissa | kevlareissa | |
| elative | kevlarista | kevlareista | |
| illative | kevlariin | kevlareihin | |
| adessive | kevlarilla | kevlareilla | |
| ablative | kevlarilta | kevlareilta | |
| allative | kevlarille | kevlareille | |
| essive | kevlarina | kevlareina | |
| translative | kevlariksi | kevlareiksi | |
| instructive | — | kevlarein | |
| abessive | kevlaritta | kevlareitta | |
| comitative | — | kevlareineen | |
| Possessive forms of kevlar (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kevlarini | kevlarimme |
| 2nd person | kevlarisi | kevlarinne |
| 3rd person | kevlarinsa | |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke.vlaʁ/
Audio (file)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˈblaɾ/ [keˈβ̞laɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ke‧vlar
Further reading
- “kevlar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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