- wallboard
- noun Date: 1906 a structural boarding of any of various materials (as wood pulp, gypsum, or plastic) made in large rigid sheets and used especially for sheathing interior walls and ceilings
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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wallboard — [wôl′bôrd΄] n. fibrous material, commonly prepared with gypsum, made in thin slabs for making or covering walls and ceilings, in place of plaster, etc … English World dictionary
wallboard — /wawl bawrd , bohrd /, n. material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster. [1905 10; WALL + BOARD] * * * ▪ building material any of various large, rigid … Universalium
wallboard — noun a construction material of pre made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum core with a paper surface. Syn: drywall, sheetrock … Wiktionary
wallboard — wall|board [ wɔl,bɔrd ] noun uncount PLASTERBOARD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wallboard — n. plasterboard, sheet of plaster that usually sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard and is used in construction to cover interior walls or ceilings … English contemporary dictionary
wallboard — noun chiefly N. Amer. a type of board made from wood pulp and plaster, used for covering walls and ceilings … English new terms dictionary
wallboard — wall•board [[t]ˈwɔlˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. bui material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
wallboard — /ˈwɔlbɔd/ (say wawlbawd) noun an artificial sheet material for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster …
wallboard — noun a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses • Syn: ↑drywall, ↑dry wall • Hypernyms: ↑board • Hyponyms: ↑beaver board,… … Useful english dictionary
Magnesium oxide wallboard — (10 mm thickness) Magnesium oxide more commonly called magnesia is a versatile mineral that when used as part of a cement mixture and cast into thin cement panels under proper curing procedures and practices can be used in residential and… … Wikipedia
