plaat

Definitions of plaat
  1. noun
    a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
    synonyms: bord, plaatje, plank, schild
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    broodplank, snijplank
    a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
    aanplakbord, mededelingenbord, publicatiebord, publikatiebord
    a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements
    hakbord
    a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut
    tekenbord, tekenplank
    a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings
    deel, vloerdeel, vloerplank
    a board in the floor
    strijkplank
    narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes
    palet
    board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
    scorebord, uitslagenbord
    a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
    rolschaatsplank, schaatsplank, skate-board, skateboard
    a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
    duikplank, springplank, tremplin, veerplank
    a flexible board for jumping upward
    plankzeiler, surfplank, windsurfer, zeilplank
    a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
    snijplank
    a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved
    bouwplaat
    a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
    duikplank
    a springboard from which swimmers can dive
    spaanderplaat, spaanplaat, vezelplaat
    wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets
    bouwplaat, gipsplaat
    wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls
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    blad, plaatje
    a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
  2. noun
    a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
    synonyms: plaatje
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    geluidsscherm, klankbord, leiplaat, suskast
    a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
    schijf, tussenwervelschijf
    a flat circular plate
    cliché, drukplaat, graveerkunst, gravure, plaatdruk, plaatsnijkunst
    a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
    naambord, naambordje, naamplaat, naamplaatje
    a plate bearing a name
    kielzwaard
    a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
    ets, koperdruk, koperdrukplaat, kopergravure
    an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
    diffusor
    baffle that distributes sound waves evenly
    discus
    a disk used in throwing competitions
    naambord, naambordje, naamplaat, naamplaatje
    a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there
    lijncliché, lijngravure
    engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved
    puck
    a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey
    plaatijzer, staalblik
    plate iron thinner than tank iron
    fiche, munt, penning
    a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
    houtgraveerkunst, houtgravure, houtsculptuur, houtsnijkunst, xylografie
    engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
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    blad, plaatje
    a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
  3. noun
    a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
    synonyms: blad, plaatje
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    bord, plaatje, plank, schild
    a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
    laminaat
    a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
    plaatje
    a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
    glas, glasplaat, plaatglas, vlakglas
    glass formed into large thin sheets
    stencil, stencilpapier
    a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
    geluidsscherm, klankbord, leiplaat, suskast
    a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
    broodplank, snijplank
    a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced
    aanplakbord, mededelingenbord, publicatiebord, publikatiebord
    a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements
    hakbord
    a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut
    golfijzer
    usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows
    schijf, tussenwervelschijf
    a flat circular plate
    tekenbord, tekenplank
    a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings
    trommelvel
    a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
    cliché, drukplaat, graveerkunst, gravure, plaatdruk, plaatsnijkunst
    a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
    deel, vloerdeel, vloerplank
    a board in the floor
    degen, foelie, folie, zijdgeweer
    a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
    beenderlijm, glutine
    a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects
    strijkplank
    narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes
    naambord, naambordje, naamplaat, naamplaatje
    a plate bearing a name
    palet
    board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
    glasruit
    sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
    glasruit, paneelwerk, wandbetimmering
    a panel or section of panels in a wall or door
    hechthout, multiplex, triplex
    a laminate made of thin layers of wood
    scorebord, uitslagenbord
    a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
    rolschaatsplank, schaatsplank, skate-board, skateboard
    a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
    duikplank, springplank, tremplin, veerplank
    a flexible board for jumping upward
    plankzeiler, surfplank, windsurfer, zeilplank
    a narrow buoyant board for riding surf
    snijplank
    a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved
    lambrizering, paneelwerk, wandbetimmering
    wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
    beplanking, beschieting, beschot, betimmering, lambrizering, paneelwerk, plankenbeschot, wandbetimmering
    panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
    bouwplaat
    a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
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    artefact
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  4. noun
    sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
    synonyms: disc, discus, disk, draaischijf, grammofoonplaat, magneetschijf, schijf
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    geluidsopname, geluidsregistratie
    a recording of acoustic signals
  5. noun
    a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
    synonyms: grafiek, prent
  6. noun
    the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book
    synonyms: grafiek, prent
  7. noun
    a long ridge or pile
    synonyms: bank
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    verzanding, zandbank, zandplaat, zeebank
    a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
    bol
    a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
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    richel
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
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