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hardboard

hardboard

1 3.8
A thin stiff board made from pressed wood fibres used for furniture and buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑrdˌbɔrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : madera aglomerada
  • We decided to use hardboard to create a temporary wall in the office for the upcoming event.
  • hardboard and plywood
  • hardboard panels
  • thick hardboard

Examples

  • Now, when this painting was last worked on and it was mounted to this piece of hardboard, well, the work wasn't great.

  • Debi, our house has masonite, sometimes called hardboard siding.

    Blog text (20)
  • I want an interior shutter system made of 1/8" hardboard over a 1/2" foam core that looks like the historic shutters found in 18th-century houses.

    Blog text (4)
  • Behind them was an ancient utility truck piled high with sheets of corrugated iron, hardboard, and tarpaulins.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Duluth, Minn. -- Georgia-Pacific announced Tuesday that it will close its hardboard plant in Duluth at the end of the month, putting 141 employees out of work.

    Blog text (15)
  • The artist chose hardboard for the backing of her collage because it is strong and lightweight.

  • The shelves in the closet were made of hardboard, providing a sturdy surface for storing books.

Synonyms

fiberboard
vshardboard
  • US
1 6.0

A hard sheet made from wood pieces pressed together with glue

is a more specific type using finer fibres and denser compression
chipboard
vshardboard
  • UK
1 4.1

A stiff, cheap board made from pressed wood chips used for furniture

is produced from finer fibres and higher compression rather than chips
particleboard
vshardboard
1 4.3

A flat sheet made from small pieces of wood pressed with glue

uses finer fibres and denser pressing instead of small loose particles
pressboard
vshardboard
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A stiff board made from layers of paper or wood fibers used for furniture and insulation

uses synthetic resin and firmer compression instead of mainly paper fibres
beaverboard
vshardboard
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A light board made from wood fibers used for walls and ceilings

is heavier and more densely compressed for structural furniture or building use
flakeboard
vshardboard
  • Specialized
7.7

A flat panel that people make by pressing wood flakes and glue together

is formed from smaller fibres under higher pressure rather than large flakes

How Dense

plywood
43 3.2
hardboard
  • Specialized
1 3.8
drywall
  • US
29 2.9
beaverboard
  • Archaic
1 8.2
cardboard
147 1.0

Surface Forms

hardboard singular
hardboards plural

Morphology

hardboard = hard + board (transparent) = hard + board

The meaning is a type of board that is hard or made to be hard, which is directly inferable from 'hard' + 'board'.

Etymology

Hardboard is a simple combination of hard ('firm') and board ('flat piece of wood'), so picture a firm, flat panel made by pressing wood fibres together, like cardboard but much stronger, which explains its use for cheap building and furniture.