plaque

1 (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

2 a memorial made of brass [syn: brass, memorial tablet]

English

Pronunciation

• Received Pronunciation:
  • /plɑːk/
  • Rhymes with: -ɑːk
• Australian English:
  • /plaːk/
  • Rhymes with: -ɑːk
• General American:
  • /plæk/
  • Rhymes with: -æk

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. an accumulation of fat, usually cholesterol, in blood vessels
4. a clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus

Translations

French

Noun

fr-noun f

1. plaque (bacteria on teeth)
2. plaque, slab (ornamental)
3. plate (of metal)
4. plate (especially a tectonic plate)
5. bar (of e.g. chocolate)

Derived terms

• contreplacage
• contreplaquer
• placage
• placard
• placarder
• plaque d'égout
• plaque d'immatriculation
• plaque de four
• plaque de plâtre
• plaque tectonique
• plaquer
• plaquette

Verb

1. Form of First-person singular present subjunctive, plaquer
2. Form of Third-person singular present subjunctive, plaquer
3. Form of Second-person singular imperative, plaquer

Plaque or placque may refer to:

• Commemorative plaque, a flat ornamental plate or tablet fixed to a wall, used to mark a significant event, person, etc.
• Memorial plaque, issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after WWI
• Plaque, a rectangular Casino token
• Actiplaque, a dark blotchy buildup often found on Atari game cartridge labels

In biology:

• Dental plaque, a biofilm that builds up on teeth
• Atheromatous plaque, a buildup of fatty deposits within the wall of a blood vessel
• Mucoid plaque, a supposed thick coating of abnormal mucous material in the colon
• Viral plaque, a visible structure formed by virus propagation within a cell culture
• Senile plaques, an extracellular protein buildup implicated in various diseases like Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease
• Plaque, a (usually) small, disk-shaped growth, common in some forms of skin cancer
• Pleural plaque, pleural fibrosis, often caused by exposure to asbestos

See also

• Placard, a poster
• Plack, an ancient Scottish coin

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