noun
Meaning 1
Panels used for drywall construction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
gypsum board
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noun
Meaning 2
wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plasterboard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wallboard, drywall, dry wall
Narrower terms: Sheetrock
History
Etymology
From gypsum + board.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kipsilevy — drywall panels
- German: Rigips — drywall panels
- Greek: γυψοσανίδα (gypsosanída) — drywall panels
- Hungarian: gipszkarton — drywall panels
- Polish: płyta gipsowo-kartonowa — drywall panels
- Polish: płyta karton-gips — drywall panels
- Polish: płyta regipsowa — drywall panels
- Polish: regips — drywall panels
- Russian: гипсокарто́н (gipsokartón) — drywall panels
- Ukrainian: гіпсокарто́н (hipsokartón) — drywall panels