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plasterboard

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To fit or reinforce with plasterboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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: gypsum board

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wallboard, drywall, dry wall

Narrower terms: Sheetrock

History

Etymology

From plaster + board.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гипсокартон (gipsokarton) — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Finnish: kipsilevy — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Georgian: გიბსოკარდონი (gibsoḳardoni) — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Greek: γυψοσανίδα (gypsosanída) — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Greek: ασβεστόπλακα (asvestóplaka) — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Hungarian: gipszkarton — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Irish: plástarchlár — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Italian: cartongesso — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Portuguese: placa de gesso — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Portuguese: gesso cartonado — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Russian: гипсокарто́н (gipsokartón) — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Swedish: gipsplatta — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Swedish: gipsskiva — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core
  • Ukrainian: гіпсокарто́н (hipsokartón) — rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core