wallboard

wallboard
a construction material of pre-made boards used for walls and ceilings, usually a gypsum-core with a paper surface.

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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 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

  • 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

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