Plaques Meaning in English

word · lemma: plaque

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Definition

Flat objects with writing or decoration, often placed on walls to commemorate something, or in medicine, patches of material in the body (such as dental or arterial plaques).

Usage & Nuances

'Plaques' can refer to commemorative signs (as in awards or historical markers), or to buildups in the body (especially dental plaques or arterial plaques). In medical and non-medical contexts, the meaning changes, so the surrounding words provide clues.

• Spanish: placas - placas conmemorativas - placa (medicina)
• Portuguese (BR): placas - placa (comemorativa) - placa (medicina)
• Portuguese (PT): placas - placa (comemorativa) - placa (medicina)
• Chinese (Simplified): 斑块 - 匾牌
• Chinese (Traditional): 斑塊 - 匾牌
• Hindi: पटिकाएँ - पट्टिकाएँ (स्मारक) - प्लाक (चिकित्सा)
• Arabic: لويحات - لوحات تذكارية - لويحة (طبية)
• Bengali: ফলক - প্লাক (দাঁতে বা রক্তনালিতে)
• Russian: таблички - бляшки (медицинское)
• Japanese: 銘板 - プラーク（医療用）
• Vietnamese: bảng kỷ niệm - mảng bám (y học)
• Korean: 명판 - 플라크(의학적)
• Turkish: plaket - plak (tıp)
• Urdu: تختی - تہ جمع (طبی)
• Indonesian: plakat - plak (medis)

Example Sentences

Many buildings have plaques to show their history.

basic

You should brush your teeth to remove plaques.

basic

Doctors worry about plaques in arteries.

basic

There are several plaques honoring famous scientists at the university.

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Patients with heart disease often have plaques blocking blood flow.

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The dentist showed me where the plaques were building up on my teeth.

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