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plaque
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plaque has 2 senses
- plaque(n = noun.body) Array - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body; Array is a kind of dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot
- plaque(n = noun.artifact) brass, memorial tablet - a memorial made of brass; Array is a kind of memorial, monument
has particulars: amyloid plaque, amyloid protein plaque, arterial plaque, bacterial plaque, dental plaque
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plaque, n.
1 an ornamental tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., esp. affixed to a building in commemoration.
2 a deposit on teeth where bacteria proliferate.
3 Med. a a patch or eruption of skin etc. as a result of damage. b a fibrous lesion in atherosclerosis.
4 a small badge of rank in an honorary order.
1 an ornamental tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., esp. affixed to a building in commemoration.
2 a deposit on teeth where bacteria proliferate.
3 Med. a a patch or eruption of skin etc. as a result of damage. b a fibrous lesion in atherosclerosis.
4 a small badge of rank in an honorary order.
Derivative
plaquette n.
Etymology
F f. Du. plak tablet f. plakken stick
THESAURUS
plaque
arch, award, badge, barrow, boundary stone, brass, brooch, bust, cairn, cenotaph, column, cromlech, cross, cup, cyclolith, dolmen, footstone, grave, gravestone, headstone, hoarstone, honor, inscription, insignia, marker, mausoleum, medal, medallion, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch, memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, monolith, monument, mound, necrology, obelisk, obituary, panel, patch, pillar, pin, plaquette, plate, prize, pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, ribbon, rostral column, shaft, shrine, slab, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, trophy
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