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Meaning of "tampon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAMPON

Via French from Old French tapon a little plug, from tape a plug, of Germanic origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAMPON

tampon  [ˈtæmpɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAMPON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tampon is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tampon in English.

WHAT DOES TAMPON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tampon

Tampon

A tampon is a cylindrical mass of absorbent material, primarily used as a feminine hygiene product. Historically, the word "tampon" originated from the medieval French word “tampion,” meaning a piece of cloth to stop a hole, a stamp, plug, or stopper. At present, tampons are designed to be easily inserted into the vagina during menstruation and absorb the user’s menstrual flow. Under the banner of the Food and Drug Administration, several countries regulate tampons as medical devices. In the United States, they are considered to be a Class II medical device.

Definition of tampon in the English dictionary

The definition of tampon in the dictionary is a plug of lint, cotton wool, cotton, etc, inserted into an open wound or body cavity to stop the flow of blood, absorb secretions, etc, esp one inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood. Other definition of tampon is to plug with a tampon.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TAMPON

PRESENT

Present
I tampon
you tampon
he/she/it tampons
we tampon
you tampon
they tampon
Present continuous
I am tamponing
you are tamponing
he/she/it is tamponing
we are tamponing
you are tamponing
they are tamponing
Present perfect
I have tamponed
you have tamponed
he/she/it has tamponed
we have tamponed
you have tamponed
they have tamponed
Present perfect continuous
I have been tamponing
you have been tamponing
he/she/it has been tamponing
we have been tamponing
you have been tamponing
they have been tamponing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I tamponed
you tamponed
he/she/it tamponed
we tamponed
you tamponed
they tamponed
Past continuous
I was tamponing
you were tamponing
he/she/it was tamponing
we were tamponing
you were tamponing
they were tamponing
Past perfect
I had tamponed
you had tamponed
he/she/it had tamponed
we had tamponed
you had tamponed
they had tamponed
Past perfect continuous
I had been tamponing
you had been tamponing
he/she/it had been tamponing
we had been tamponing
you had been tamponing
they had been tamponing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will tampon
you will tampon
he/she/it will tampon
we will tampon
you will tampon
they will tampon
Future continuous
I will be tamponing
you will be tamponing
he/she/it will be tamponing
we will be tamponing
you will be tamponing
they will be tamponing
Future perfect
I will have tamponed
you will have tamponed
he/she/it will have tamponed
we will have tamponed
you will have tamponed
they will have tamponed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been tamponing
you will have been tamponing
he/she/it will have been tamponing
we will have been tamponing
you will have been tamponing
they will have been tamponing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would tampon
you would tampon
he/she/it would tampon
we would tampon
you would tampon
they would tampon
Conditional continuous
I would be tamponing
you would be tamponing
he/she/it would be tamponing
we would be tamponing
you would be tamponing
they would be tamponing
Conditional perfect
I would have tampon
you would have tampon
he/she/it would have tampon
we would have tampon
you would have tampon
they would have tampon
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been tamponing
you would have been tamponing
he/she/it would have been tamponing
we would have been tamponing
you would have been tamponing
they would have been tamponing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you tampon
we let´s tampon
you tampon
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to tampon
Past participle
tamponed
Present Participle
tamponing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAMPON


clip-on
ˈklɪpɒn
coupon
ˈkuːpɒn
crepon
ˈkreɪpɒn
croupon
ˈkruːpɒn
dalapon
ˈdæləˌpɒn
gipon
dʒɪˈpɒn
hereupon
ˌhɪərəˈpɒn
ippon
ˈɪpɒn
jupon
ˈʒuːpɒn
metopon
ˈmɛtəˌpɒn
Nippon
ˈnɪpɒn
pompon
ˈpɒmpɒn
prosopon
prɒˈsəʊpɒn
put-upon
ˈpʊtəpɒn
snap-on
ˈsnæpɒn
thereupon
ˌðɛərəˈpɒn
upon
əˈpɒn
whereupon
ˌwɛərəˈpɒn
zip-on
ˈzɪpɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAMPON

tammy
tammy cloth
tamoxifen
tamp
Tampa
tampala
tampan
Tampax
tamper
tamper-proof
Tampere
tamperer
tampering
Tampico
tamping
tamping mad
tampion
tamponade
tamponage
tamworth

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAMPON

assault weapon
biological weapon
bioweapon
capon
come upon
crampon
fripon
laser weapon
murder weapon
nuclear weapon
offensive weapon
particle beam weapon
put upon
Ripon
secret weapon
set upon
tarpon
weapon
yapon
yaupon

Synonyms and antonyms of tampon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tampon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAMPON

Find out the translation of tampon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tampon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tampon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

止血垫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tampón
570 millions of speakers

English

tampon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سِدَادَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тампон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tampão higiênico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুলার পট্টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tampon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tampon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tampon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タンポン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탐폰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tampon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng vệ sinh dạng nút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறிபஞ்சுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्तदाब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tampon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tampone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tampon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тампон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tampon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταμπόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tampon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tampong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tampong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tampon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAMPON»

The term «tampon» is very widely used and occupies the 20.048 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAMPON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tampon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tampon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tampon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAMPON»

Discover the use of tampon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tampon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tampon class
Poems in this chapbook first appeared in Calyx, Mirror of the Arts, Moondance, Obsidian III: Black Literature in Review, Pavement Saw, Reed Magazine, Woman Made Gallery's Her Mark 2002 Calendar, Xcp: Cross Cultural Poetics.
Mary E. Weems, 2005
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What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: Revised Edition
No, you can't push a tampon in too far and it can't go up inside you or get lost inside your body. First of all, the vagina has only two openings. One is the external opening (where you insert the tampon). The other is the internal opening , at the ...
Lynda Madaras, 2007
3
Predictive Factors for Vaginal Douching and Tampon Use Among ...
Only one study reported frequency of tampon use among age groups to be 81% for women under 41 years old, 63% in women 41-47, and 72% 48-57 years old ( Czerwinski, 2000). It was unclear from this publication whether the reported ...
Julee Ann Rendon, 2009
4
Kotex, Kleenex, Huggies: Kimberly-Clark and the Consumer ...
Kimberly-Clark and ICPC launched a carefully crafted research and development program that produced the Fibs tampon. To avoid competition with Kotex, however, most managers and executives conceptualized the tampon as a mere ...
Thomas Heinrich, Bob Batchelor, 2004
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Current Issues in Women's Health: An Fda Consumer Special Report
As a result, FDA issued a regulation on June 22, 1982, to require warning information on tampon labeling, including a list of TSS symptoms and advice to choose the lowest needed absorbency. Because of concern over tampon safety, FDA's ...
‎1993
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Mechatronic Systems 2004
Tampon classification The tampon classification process is divided into the following stages: Detect tampon Fade out the transport hooks Calculate the tampon rotation Check the tear flap • Check lor cellophane around the tampon Check for ...
Reza Moheimani, 2005
7
Mothers and Daughters of Invention: Notes for a Revised ...
and is captioned "Perfected by a woman's doctor," implying that a woman deserves credit for the Meds'® "insorber" feature, whereby the tampon absorbs 300% of its own weight in moisture. In the process it expands to a leakage- reducing cone ...
Autumn Stanley, 1995
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Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines
... drops per 5 ml of the solution) • Soak a piece of cotton wool with the solution • Place the piece on the supposed site of bleeding for about 3 minutes. • If the bleeding is profuse soak a tampon with the same solution and insert it in the bleeding ...
Ilkka Kunnamo, 2005
9
Body Talk: Real Girls Ask Real Questions About Love, Life ...
Tampons are tightly-packed three inch tubes of cotton. When inserted into your vagina, they absorb the blood flow from your period. They are available in heavy, medium or light, depending on your flow. You should change your tampon every  ...
Anjali Wason, 2012
10
The Modern Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America
It was often clear to mothers and daughters that in rejecting her mother's concerns about tampon use, a daughter was implicitly distancing herself from the aspects of her family's culture that were not compatible with white, educated, urban, ...
Lara Freidenfelds, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAMPON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tampon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Saskatchewan government kills its own tampon tax, removes PST …
Opponents have criticized the so-called tampon tax as being discriminatory ... Doherty said the Saskatchewan government believes removing the tampon tax “is ... «National Post, Jun 15»
2
This Model Says She Lost Her Leg from Using Tampons
Chances are, you trash the Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) pamphlet that comes in every tampon box. (It warns that tampon use can aggravate the life-threatening ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jun 15»
3
Stop freaking out, it's just a tampon
Today I tweeted a picture of myself holding a tampon. Yes, you read that correctly. It's strange that we still talk about periods in hushed tones isn't it? Half the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Tampon tax to cost $480 million in lost revenue over a decade
The costings come as Treasurer Joe Hockey prepares to meet his state counterparts next month, where they will discuss scrapping the GST on tampons and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
5
Canada scraps 'tampon tax'
Products including tampons, sanitary napkins and menstrual cups will be included in the tax exemption. Last year, these products earned the government ... «SBS, May 15»
6
Joe Hockey fell for Q&A tampon stunt by conceding GST exemption
But he was done in by, of all things, a tampon question. The query about GST on women's sanitary products saw Hockey fall for the siren song of popularity, ... «The Australian, May 15»
7
Here's What Tampon Commercials Would Look Like If They Were …
It features one parody of a tampon commercial that ditches the usual pink and flowers that tampon commercials love, and replaces it with sleek diagrams, special ... «Seventeen Magazine, May 15»
8
Australia tampon tax: Canberra urges scrapping of levy
Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey is to ask state and territory governments to remove the consumption tax on tampons and other sanitary products. Earlier this ... «BBC News, May 15»
9
Harper government should quit stalling and kill the tampon tax: MP
LONDON, Ont. — The bill has all-party support, but the Conservatives won't commit to a date get rid of the so-called tampon tax, a London MP says. "There was ... «Toronto Sun, May 15»
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It's like Mario Bros. -- with tampons
Sophie Houser (left) and Andy Gonzalez, creators of Tampon Run. ... Trek over to Africa, and many girls don't have access to sanitary pads or tampons. They're ... «CNNMoney, May 15»

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