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plaquette

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French plaquette (small plaque), allegedly coined in the 1860s.

Noun

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plaquette (plural plaquettes)

  1. A small metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, usually with a design including figures.
  2. (physics) The smallest closed loop, enclosing the region between four lattice sites, in lattice gauge theory.

French

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Etymology

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From plaque +‎ -ette.

Noun

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plaquette f (plural plaquettes)

  1. packet (of butter, chocolate); strip, blister pack (of pills)
  2. (hematology, cytology) platelet

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: plaqueta
  • English: plaquette
  • Italian: plaquette
  • Portuguese: plaqueta
  • Spanish: plaqueta
  • Turkish: plaket

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French plaquette (small plaque).

Noun

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plaquette f (invariable)

  1. booklet, pamphlet
    Synonym: opuscolo
  2. a small commemorative plaque
    Synonyms: targhetta commemorativa, piccola targa commemorativa