blackboard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈblækboɹd/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈblækbɔːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈblækbɔɹd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From black + board, because such surfaces were once typically made of black slate.
Meanings
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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 evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
2012 March 14, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blackboards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
blackboard bold · blackboard jungle
Descendants
Hypernyms
Relateds
chalkboard · whiteboard · greenboard
Translations (145)
ka დაფა (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mn ᠰᠠᠮᠪᠠᠷᠠ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · uk кла́сна до́шка (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · uz sinf doskasi (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · fa-ira تَخْتِهٔ سِیاه (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ps توره دړه (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · tk tagta (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sh tábla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · tg тахта (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · nl krijtbord (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · be кла́сная до́шка (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · bg че́рна дъска́ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mnp 黑板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · hy գրատախտակ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · th กระดานดำ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sw ubao mweusi (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · gl louxa (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ru шко́льная доска́ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · eu arbela (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ug دوسكا (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · cy bwrdd du (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · az taxta (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · gl lousa (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · fo talva (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · th กระดาน (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · fa-ira تَخْتِه (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · tr tahta (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ru кла́ссная доска́ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ca pissarra (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · hrx Daafel (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ru доска́ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · qu pirqa qillqana (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · nl schoolbord (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · gd bòrd-dubh (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · hi तख़्ता-ए-सियाह (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · alt доско (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mt lavanja (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sq dërrasë e zezë (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · lo ກະດານ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ur تَخْتَۂ سِیاہ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · bo ནག་པང (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · tg тахтаи синф (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ur بِلَیک بورْڈ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · uk шкільна́ до́шка (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · xal самбр (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ro tablă (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mt blekbord (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · lt klasės lenta (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · nrf néthe plianche (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sh та́бла (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · cs tabule (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · lt lenta (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · hi श्यामपट (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ota تباشیر تختهسی (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · kmr depreş (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · my ကျောက်သင်ပုန်း (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ast pizarra (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · az lövhə (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ga clár dubh (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · yi טאָוול (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · vi bảng đen (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ar لَوْح (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mn самбар (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · tl pisara (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · lt mokyklinė lenta (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · pt quadro-negro (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · lo ກະດານດຳ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ko 칠판 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · uz qora doskasi (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · bn ব্ল্যাকবোর্ড (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · gan 黑板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sv skrivtavla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · is skólatafla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · tr kara tahta (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ko 흑판 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · br taolenn (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ka საკლასო დაფა (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · cdo 黑板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ur بْلَیک بورْڈ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · el μαυροπίνακας (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · hu iskolatábla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · pl tablica (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ar سَبُّورَة (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · fr tableau noir (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · fr tableau (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · nb tavle (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · pt quadro de giz (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ky доска (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · id papan tulis (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · cmn 黑板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · tg тахтаи сиёҳ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · pt lousa (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · wuu 黑板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · gl taboleiro (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · hu iskolai tábla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · bg дъска́ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · es pizarra (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · uz doska (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · et tahvel (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · km ក្ដារខៀន (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ba таҡта (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · be до́шка (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · izh doska (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · uk до́шка (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · es pizarrón (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · es encerado (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · kk сынып тақтасы (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mi papatuhituhi (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · prs تَخْتَهٔ سِیَاه (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · gu પાટિયું (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · be шко́льная до́шка (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · hi ब्लैकबोर्ड (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · kk тақта (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · nn tavle (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ms papan hitam (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · es tablero (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · alt такта (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · da tavle (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mr फळा (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · he לוּחַ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · lv tāfele (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · eo nigra tabulo (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · fi liitutaulu (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sl šolska tabla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · nl bord (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · yue 黑板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · cjy 黑板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · khb ᦶᦔᧃᧉᦂᧄᧈ (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · gl encerado (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · it lavagna (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · is tafla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · pt quadro (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · kk доска (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ja 黒板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · cs školní tabule (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · arz تختة (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · ky класс доскасы (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sv svart tavla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · vec łavanja (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sl tabla (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · de Tafel (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · prs تَخْتَه (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · mk табла (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · sk tabuľa (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) · nan-hbl 烏板 /乌板 (a surface that can be written upon with chalk)