In a Purdue University lab, team members designed a hair straightener tool — a flat iron with ceramic plates and temperature control.
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Straightener
//ˈstɹeɪt(ə)nə//
Synonyms for "straightener" (2 found)
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19 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 头发拉直机 noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
- 矫直机 noun (anyone or anything which straightens)
- 矫直装置 noun (anyone or anything which straightens)
Danish
1 entries- glattejern noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Finnish
4 entries- hiustensuoristin noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
- hiustensuoristusrauta noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
- oikaisija noun (anyone or anything which straightens)
- suoristaja noun (anyone or anything which straightens)
French
2 entries- fer plat noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
- fer à lisser noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
German
1 entries- Glätteisen noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Italian
1 entries- piastra per capelli noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Korean
1 entries- 고데기 noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Mongolian
1 entries- үсний индүү noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Polish
1 entries- prostownica noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Portuguese
1 entries- chapinha noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Swedish
1 entries- plattång noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Turkish
1 entries- saç düzleştirici noun (metal tongs used for straightening hair)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
'Injection or not, the bloody thing won't move an inch with juice and it ain't got any. Yeah and here comes the law.' Cool as a cucumber, Ernie said, 'Leave him to me. I'll give him a straightener.'
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