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- [plak]
- /plæk/
- /plɑːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plak]
- /plæk/
Definitions of plaque word
- noun plaque a thin, flat plate or tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., intended for ornament, as on a wall, or set in a piece of furniture. 1
- noun plaque an inscribed commemorative tablet, usually of metal placed on a building, monument, or the like. 1
- noun plaque a platelike brooch or ornament, especially one worn as the badge of an honorary order. 1
- noun plaque Anatomy, Pathology. a flat, often raised, patch on the skin or other organ, as on the inner lining of arterial walls in atherosclerosis. 1
- noun plaque Dentistry. a soft, sticky, whitish matlike film attached to tooth surfaces, formed largely by the growth of bacteria that colonize the teeth. 1
- noun plaque Bacteriology. a cleared region in a bacterial culture, resulting from lysis of bacteria by bacteriophages. 1
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Origin of plaque
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < French, noun derivative of plaquer to plate < Middle Dutch placken to patch; cf. placket
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Parts of speech for Plaque
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plaque popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plaque usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plaque
noun plaque
- applique — Applique is the craft of sewing fabric shapes onto larger pieces of cloth. You can also use applique to refer to things you make using this craft.
- arabesque — An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
- cairn — A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone.
- cairns — a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)
- curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
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