blackboard

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈblækbɔɹd/, /ˈblækboɹd/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈblækbɔːd/

Noun

blackboard (plural blackboards)

1. A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.

Related terms

• chalkboard
• greenboard
• whiteboard

Translations

• French: tableau noir, tableau (any colour)
• German: Tafel
• Italian: lavagna
• Portuguese: lousa, quadro-negro, quadro de giz, quadro
• Russian: доска́
• Spanish: pizarra, encerado (Spain), pizarrón (Argentina), tablero (Colombia)

Verb

blackboard (blackboards, present participle blackboarding; past and past participle blackboarded)

1. To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.

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