plaque
/plæk/
Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch; A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event; A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos
- plural
- plaques
Meanings
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Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch
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A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event
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A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip
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A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virusrare
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In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrumentrare
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A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skinrare
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An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with diseaserare
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An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.; An accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheromarare
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An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.; An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar)rare
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An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.; A deposit of beta-amyloid protein occurring in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's diseaserare