plaque
/plæk/ nom C1En français : plaque
- Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
- A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
- A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
- A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
- In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument. · blown plaques· aconcussion plaques
- A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule (“inflamed, irritated patch”) on the skin.
- An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease. · amyloid plaque· apleural plaque
- An accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheroma.
Pluriel plaques
Dans la bibliothèque
Instead, he discovered only a small, blackened plaque on an industrial wall marking the approximate site of the original Globe Theatre.
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