blackboard
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blackboard
- /ˈblækbɔɹd/ US
- /ˈblækboɹd/ US
- /ˈblækbɔːd/ UK
Rhymes with -ækbɔː(ɹ)d, -ækboɹd
Where it comes from
From black + board, because such surfaces were once typically made of black slate.
noun blackboards
- A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard. Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting
verb blackboards · blackboarding · blackboarded
- To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chalkboard, whiteboard, painting, tableau, picture, chart, table, slate, shale, school, erasers, writing board, schoolboard, greenboard, notice board, display board
Translations
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noun a surface that can be written upon with chalk
| Español | pizarra, encerado, pizarrón, tablero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칠판 chilpan, 흑판 heukpan |
| 日本語 | 黒板 kokuban |
| 中文 | 黑板 hēibǎn |
| हिन्दी | श्यामपट śyāmpaṭ, ब्लैकबोर्ड blaikborḍ, तख़्ता-ए-सियाह taxtā-e-siyāh |
| Kiswahili | ubao mweusi |
| Português | lousa, quadro-negro, quadro de giz, quadro |
| Français | tableau noir, tableau |
| Deutsch | Tafel |
| Italiano | lavagna |
| Ελληνικά | μαυροπίνακας mavropínakas |
| Română | tablă |
| Русский | доска́ doská, кла́ссная доска́ klássnaja doská, шко́льная доска́ škólʹnaja doská |
| Tiếng Việt | bảng đen |
| العربية | سَبُّورَة sabbūra, لَوْح lawḥ |
| עברית | לוּחַ lúakh |
Talk about this word "blackboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blackboard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blackboard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blackboard "blackboard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blackboard.Cite this
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title = {blackboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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