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heat shrink

heat shrink noun: a plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.

heat shrink: a plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with...
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Noun

heat shrink (plural heat shrinks)

  1. A plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.

Forms of heat shrink

pluralheat shrinks

Questions about heat shrink

What does heat shrink mean?
Heat shrink means a plastic tube that shrinks when heated, used as a mantle for wiring. The heating is typically with a heat gun or, sometimes, a lighter.
What part of speech is heat shrink?
Heat shrink is a noun.
What is the plural of heat shrink?
The plural of heat shrink is heat shrinks.

Words near heat shrink in the dictionary

  1. heat shield
  2. heat shields
  3. heat shock
  4. heat shock protein
  5. heat shock proteins
  6. heat shrink
  7. heat shrinks
  8. heat sink
  9. heat sinks
  10. heat spreader
  11. heat spreaders

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