Slate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

thin layers of rock used for roofing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈeɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /slˈeɪt/.

Examples

He slated his talk for 9 AM
She was slated to be his successor
He was slated for borough president

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slating ticket

Parts of Speech

noun	(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
noun	thin layers of rock used for roofing
noun	a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
noun	a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
verb	designate or schedule “He slated his talk for 9 AM”
verb	enter on a list or slate for an election “He was slated for borough president”
verb	cover with slate “slate the roof”

Word Forms

slate	verb	cover with slate
slate	noun	a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
slating	noun	the act of laying slates for a roof

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schiefer

(früher) eine Schreibtafel aus Schiefer

🇫🇷French

ardoise

(anciennement) une tablette d'écriture en ardoise

🇪🇸Spanish

pizarra

(anteriormente) una tablilla de escritura hecha de pizarra

🇮🇹Italian

ardesia

(già) tavoletta da scrittura in ardesia

🇳🇱Dutch

leisteen

(voorheen) een schrijfblad van leisteen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ardósia

(anteriormente) uma tabuleta feita de ardósia

🇷🇺Russian

шифер

(ранее) табличка для письма из сланца

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्लेट

(पूर्व में) स्लेट से बनी एक लेखन पट्टिका

🇧🇩Bengali

স্লেট

(পূর্বে) স্লেট দিয়ে তৈরি একটি লেখার ট্যাবলেট

🇮🇳Tamil

பலகை

(முன்பு) ஸ்லேட்டால் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு எழுத்து மாத்திரை

🇮🇳Telugu

పలక

(గతంలో) స్లేట్‌తో చేసిన వ్రాత మాత్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लेट

(पूर्वी) स्लेटपासून बनविलेले लेखन टॅब्लेट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લેટ

(અગાઉ) સ્લેટથી બનેલી લેખન ટેબ્લેટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲೇಟ್

(ಹಿಂದೆ) ಸ್ಲೇಟ್‌ನಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലേറ്റ്

(മുമ്പ്) സ്ലേറ്റ് കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച ഒരു എഴുത്ത് ഗുളിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲੇਟ

(ਪਹਿਲਾਂ) ਸਲੇਟ ਦੀ ਬਣੀ ਇੱਕ ਲਿਖਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਗੋਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلیٹ

(پہلے) سلیٹ سے بنی تحریری گولی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

石板

（以前）用石板制成的书写板

🇯🇵Japanese

スレート

(以前は) 石板で作られた筆記板

🇰🇷Korean

슬레이트

(이전에는) 슬레이트로 만든 필기판

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đá phiến

(trước đây) bảng viết bằng đá phiến

🇹🇭Thai

กระดานชนวน

(เดิม) กระดานเขียนที่ทำจากหินชนวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

batu tulis

(sebelumnya) papan tulis yang terbuat dari batu tulis

🇲🇾Malay

batu tulis

(dahulu) papan tulis yang diperbuat daripada batu tulis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لائحة

(سابقًا) لوح للكتابة مصنوع من الأردواز

🇮🇷Persian

تخته سنگ

(قبلاً) لوح تحریری از تخته سنگ

🇹🇷Turkish

kayrak

(eskiden) arduvazdan yapılmış bir yazı tableti

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִפחָה

(לשעבר) לוח כתיבה עשוי צפחה

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The primary meaning of 'slate' is '(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate'.

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In which domain is the word 'slate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'slate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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