TEFLON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Teflon mean? 

• TEFLON (noun)
  The noun TEFLON has 1 sense:

1. a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

  Familiarity information: TEFLON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEFLON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

polytetrafluoroethylene; Teflon

Hypernyms ("Teflon" is a kind of...):

plastic (generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

 Context examples 

He added that the team tested other materials such as aluminum foils and Teflon, but after all the tests, they found that silicon was able to produce more charge than the other materials.

(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The catch here is that the perch is covered in Teflon, making it seemingly impossible to grasp.

(Researchers study birds to improve how robots land, National Science Foundation)

The team’s calculations revealed that this static charge can reach ten thousand volts in some materials, like the Teflon suits used in the Apollo lunar missions.

(Solar Eruptions Could Electrify Martian Moons, NASA)

Gary's successful touchdown on the Teflon — and on other perches of varying materials — is teaching scientists how they might create machines that land like a bird.

(Researchers study birds to improve how robots land, National Science Foundation)

The researchers gathered data on how Gary and two other birds land on different surfaces, including natural perches and artificial perches covered in foam, sandpaper and Teflon.

(Researchers study birds to improve how robots land, National Science Foundation)