Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

particle board

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
par-ti-cle board
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

particle boards (plural) particle-board (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fibreboard plywood

Synonyms

chipboard fiberboard fibreboard

Questions

What does particle board mean?
A structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin.

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