plaque
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Australian English:
- General American:
- IPA: /plæk/
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- Rhymes: -æk
[edit] Noun
plaque
- 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.
- an accumulation of bacteria on teeth
- (medicine) an accumulation of fat, usually cholesterol, in blood vessels
- (biology) a clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus
[edit] Translations
accumulation of bacteria on teeth
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From plaquer.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
plaque f. (plural plaques)
- sheet, plate (of metal)
- slab (of marble)
- plaque (bacteria on teeth)
- plaque, slab (ornamental)
- (casino) chip
- (electrics, photography) plate
- (geology) plate (especially a tectonic plate)
- slab, bar (of e.g. chocolate)
- (slang) 10,000 francs
[edit] Derived terms
Terms related from the noun "plaque"
[edit] Verb
plaque
- First-person singular present indicative of plaquer.
- Third-person singular present indicative of plaquer.
- First-person singular present subjunctive of plaquer.
- Third-person singular present subjunctive of plaquer.
- Second-person singular imperative of plaquer .