About The Word Slate
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What's The Definition Of Slate?
[n] (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
[n] a list of candidates to be considered for nomination or election to public offices [n] a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers [n] thin layers of rock used for roofing [v] choose someone for a job or function [v] cover with slate; "slate the roof" [v] enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president" Synonyms | Synonyms for Slate: slating Related Terms | Find terms related to Slate: See Also | cross-file | designate | destine | intend | list | listing | register | roof | roofing material | sedimentary rock | specify | tablet Slate In Webster's Dictionary \Slate\, n. [OE. slat, OF. esclat a shiver, splinter, F.
['e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to chip, F. ['e]clater,
fr. OHG. sliezen to tear, slit, split, fr. sl[=i]zan to slit,
G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t., and cf. {Eclat}.]
1. (Min.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin
plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially:
(a) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses,
etc.
(b) A tablet for writing upon.
4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the
above purposes.
5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. [Obs.]
6. (Politics) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination
or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of
action, devised beforehand. [Cant, U.S.] --Bartlett.
{Adhesive slate} (Min.), a kind of slate of a greenish gray
color, which absorbs water rapidly, and adheres to the
tongue; whence the name.
{Aluminous slate}, or {Alum slate} (Min.), a kind of slate
containing sulphate of alumina, -- used in the manufacture
of alum.
{Bituminous slate} (Min.), a soft species of sectile clay
slate, impregnated with bitumen.
{Hornblende slate} (Min.), a slaty rock, consisting
essentially of hornblende and feldspar, useful for
flagging on account of its toughness.
{Slate ax} or {axe}, a mattock with an ax end, used in
shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the
nails.
{Slate clay} (Geol.), an indurated clay, forming one of the
alternating beds of the coal measures, consisting of an
infusible compound of alumina and silica, and often used
for making fire bricks. --Tomlinson.
{Slate globe}, a globe the surface of which is made of an
artificial slatelike material.
{Slate pencil}, a pencil of slate, or of soapstone, used for
writing on a slate.
{Slate rocks} (Min.), rocks which split into thin lamin[ae],
not necessarily parallel to the stratification; foliated
rocks.
{Slate spar} (Min.), a variety of calcite of silvery white
luster and of a slaty structure.
{Transparent slate}, a plate of translucent material, as
ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed
beneath it, can be made by tracing.
\Slate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slating}.] 1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe. 2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. [Polit. Cant] \Slate\, v. t. [Cf. AS. sl[=ae]ting a privilege of hunting.] To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d {Slat}, 3. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also {slete}.] --Ray. |
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