- 1[countable] a flat piece of stone, metal, etc., usually with a name and dates on, attached to a wall in memory of a person or an event A bronze plaque marks the house where the poet was born. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecommemorative, memorial, brass, … verb + plaqueput up, unveil, present (somebody with), … plaque + verbbe dedicated to somebody, commemorate somebody/something, honour/honor somebody, … prepositionon a/the plaque, plaque on, plaque to, … See full entry See related entries: Historic buildings
- 2[uncountable] a soft substance that forms on teeth and encourages the growth of harmful bacteria Remove plaque by brushing your teeth regularly. compare scale Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivedental verb + plaqueremove plaque + verbbuild up phrasesa/the build-up of plaque See full entry See related entries: Mouth and teeth Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Dutch plak ‘tablet’, from plakken ‘to stick’.Extra examples Brushing prevents a build-up of plaque and tartar on the teeth. Gum disease happens when plaque builds up. Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque. The local historical society put up a plaque at the site of the battle. There is a commemorative plaque to the artist in the village hall. There is a commemorative plaque to those lost at sea. a plaque on the wall
plaque
nounBrE BrE//plæk//, also BrE//plɑːk//; NAmE NAmE//plæk//
Historic buildings, Mouth and teethCheck pronunciation: plaque
