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plaque

plaque

69 5.1
A flat tablet on a wall that honors a person or event
  • noun
  • /plæk/
: placa conmemorativa
  • Typically, the year's program concludes with the presentation of a recognition plaque during the district's spring concert.
  • a commemorative plaque
  • a bronze plaque
  • a brass plaque

Oh, also engraved on the plaque was the name Brian Fosher.

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Examples

  • His parents are still buried there and there's a plaque in the church marking his connection there.

  • We're sending a plaque that says, "We came in peace for all mankind."

  • And I looked up and I saw this plaque in this photo of this woman on the wall.

  • You go there and you look at that and in front of each house is a plaque that explains something about this house.

  • Even the door with Owner A's name plaque on it was taken off the hinges.

  • The words OUR LADY OF THE DESERT were on a brass plaque beside the double doors.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Set into the wall to one side, it is topped by a small plaque: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • They'll probably give me a plaque or a certificate for being so great.

  • And that's now memorialized in a plaque next to the entrance of the museum.

  • The historical society placed a plaque on the building to commemorate its significance.

Synonyms

memorial tablet
vsplaque
1 6.2

A flat plate fixed to a wall that has names to remember people or events

is meant to be mounted on a wall or other surface rather than freestanding

Compounds

amyloid plaque
  • Specialized
1 6.9

A clump of protein that builds up in the brain and is seen in Alzheimer's disease

arterial plaque
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Fat builds up inside an artery and can block blood flow, causing heart problems

dental plaque
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A soft sticky film of germs that forms on teeth and can cause tooth decay

1 7.9

A clump of protein that builds up in the brain, often in Alzheimer's disease

bacterial plaque
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Soft sticky film of bacteria on teeth that can cause tooth decay and gum disease if not removed

How Big

monument
196 3.4
plaque
69 5.1
nameplate
7 3.0

Surface Forms

plaque singular
plaques plural

Etymology

Plaque comes from French plaque, meaning a 'plate' or 'flat piece', so a commemorative plaque is simply a flat metal or stone plate fixed to a wall to remember a person or event.