plaque

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See also Plaque, and plaqué

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[edit] Noun

plaque

  1. Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch.
  2. an accumulation of bacteria on teeth
  3. (medicine) an accumulation of fat, usually cholesterol, in blood vessels
  4. (biology) a clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus

[edit] Translations

accumulation of bacteria on teeth

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[edit] Etymology

From plaquer.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

plaque f. (plural plaques)

  1. sheet, plate (of metal)
  2. slab (of marble)
  3. plaque (bacteria on teeth)
  4. plaque, slab (ornamental)
  5. (casino) chip
  6. (electrics, photography) plate
  7. (geology) plate (especially a tectonic plate)
  8. slab, bar (of e.g. chocolate)
  9. (slang) 10,000 francs

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Terms related from the noun "plaque"

[edit] Verb

plaque

  1. First-person singular present indicative of plaquer.
  2. Third-person singular present indicative of plaquer.
  3. First-person singular present subjunctive of plaquer.
  4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of plaquer.
  5. Second-person singular imperative of plaquer .
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