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But it is strange how many rational beings believe the ultimate truths of the universe to be reducible to patterns on a blackboard.
Frederick Pollock

Meaning of "blackboard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACKBOARD

blackboard  [ˈblækˌbɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACKBOARD

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determiner
exclamation
Blackboard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLACKBOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blackboard

Blackboard

A blackboard or chalkboard is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with sticks of calcium sulphate or calcium carbonate, known, when used for this purpose, as chalk. Blackboards were originally made of smooth, thin sheets of black or dark grey slate stone. Modern versions are often green because the colour is considered easier on the eyes.

Definition of blackboard in the English dictionary

The definition of blackboard in the dictionary is a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACKBOARD


backboard
ˈbækˌbɔːd
bakeboard
ˈbeɪkˌbɔːd
billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
blockboard
ˈblɒkˌbɔːd
buckboard
ˈbʌkˌbɔːd
cardboard
ˈkɑːdˌbɔːd
chalkboard
ˈtʃɔːkˌbɔːd
clipboard
ˈklɪpˌbɔːd
corkboard
ˈkɔːkˌbɔːd
dashboard
ˈdæʃˌbɔːd
duckboard
ˈdʌkˌbɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
kickboard
ˈkɪkˌbɔːd
leaderboard
ˈliːdəˌbɔːd
outboard
ˈaʊtˌbɔːd
packboard
ˈpækˌbɔːd
smokeboard
ˈsməʊkˌbɔːd
snowboard
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd
tackboard
ˈtækˌbɔːd
wakeboard
ˈweɪkˌbɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACKBOARD

blackball
blackband
Blackbeard
blackberried
blackberries
blackberry
blackberry bush
blackberry lily
blackberrying
blackbird
blackbirder
blackbody
blackboy
blackbuck
Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen
blackbutt
blackcap
blackcock
blackcurrant

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACKBOARD

aboard
across the board
board
bulletin board
cupboard
flipboard
free on board
go by the board
message board
on board
onboard
overboard
school board
scoreboard
secretary to the board
skateboard
surfboard
switchboard
take on board
WebBoard
whiteboard

Synonyms and antonyms of blackboard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blackboard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACKBOARD

Find out the translation of blackboard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blackboard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blackboard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黑板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pizarra
570 millions of speakers

English

blackboard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्लैकबोर्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَبُّورَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

классная доска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quadro-negro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্যালয়ে লিপির জন্য তক্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tableau noir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Papan hitam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tafel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黒板
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칠판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papan tulis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảng đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரும்பலகையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॅकबोर्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tahta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavagna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tablica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

класна дошка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tablă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαυροπίνακας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swartbord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svart tavla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tavle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blackboard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKBOARD»

The term «blackboard» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKBOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blackboard

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3 QUOTES WITH «BLACKBOARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blackboard.
1
John O. Brennan
A lot of things look good on an academic's blackboard in terms of the actions that need to be taken. It's almost like a football coach, when you draw the X's and O's: Every play that is chalked on that board goes for a touchdown. Well, there are a lot of yards to be made between the line of scrimmage and the touchdown.
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Frederick Pollock
But it is strange how many rational beings believe the ultimate truths of the universe to be reducible to patterns on a blackboard.
3
Iggy Pop
I like music that's more offensive. I like it to sound like nails on a blackboard, get me wild.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKBOARD»

Discover the use of blackboard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blackboard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blackboard For Dummies
Use the quick-start guide to create your course in a flash Post course materials, give quizzes, facilitate discussions, and handle grades You're an educator, not a psychic, so how would you know how to use Blackboard with no instructions?
Howie Southworth, Kemal Cakici, Yianna Vovides, 2011
2
Blackboard Essentials for Teachers
Build and deliver great courses using this popular Learning Management System.
William Rice, 2012
3
The Blackboard Jungle: A Novel
Rick Dadier encounters insolence and violence as a new teacher at a New York City vocational school as he tries to reach a group of violent, rebellious New York City teenagers, in a fiftieth anniversary edition of the classic novel.
Evan Hunter, 2004
4
Blackboard Drawings 1919-1924
"Did Rudolf Steiner dream these things?
Rudolf Steiner, Walter Kugler, 2003
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Reds at the Blackboard: Communism, Civil Rights, and the New ...
Reds at the Blackboard showcases the rise of a unique type of unionism that would later dominate the organizational efforts to promote civil rights, academic freedom, and the empowerment of blacks and Latinos.
Clarence Taylor, 2013
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Blackboard: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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Twenty Years Before the Blackboard
This book is the legacy of twenty years of mathematics teaching: part philosophy, part humour, and completely fascinating.
Michael Stueben, 1998
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The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can't Be ...
In this provocative new book, Larry Cuban takes aim at the alluring cliche that schools should be more businesslike, and shows that in its long history in business-minded America, no one has shown that a business model can be successfully ...
Larry Cuban, 2009
9
Celluloid Blackboard: Teaching History with Film
This volume advocates for including feature films in secondary history classrooms through examining the ways in which films can promote students' historical understanding while also addressing the potential drawbacks to using film.
Alan S. Marcus, 2007
10
Blackboard Blunders
Enjoy this side-splitting collection of spelling slip-ups and homework howlers.
Richard Benson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKBOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blackboard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blackboard acquires X-Ray Analytics
Blackboard acquired predictive analytics tool X-Ray Analytics and soon will offer the tool through Moodlerooms, the Moodle learning ... «Education Dive, Jul 15»
2
Forget apples. Give teacher a bottle of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's …
... inspire their pupils. Chalkboard & Pen Set. £7.99, Aldi. A fun present for the teacher who will miss writing on a blackboard over the summer. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
New Openings: Le Chabanais
The concept: Le Chabanais follows Le Chateaubriand's neo-bistro model, but looks nothing like its blackboard-and-tile progenitor. The name ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
A school dinner restaurant is coming to London
... Chapel Old School Rooms and has been designed to look like a classroom, complete with an old fashioned blackboard and wooden desks. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Tab Hunter, Out of the Hollywood Closet and in His Own Words
It's chalk on a blackboard. Glaser: If he had not written a book, you wouldn't be seeing a documentary. The book helped desensitize Tab to the ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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As one chapter ends, another one begins
... and reorganise, my university notes, as well as download every source on the University of Bradford's resource Blackboard (whilst I still have ... «Optometry Today, Jul 15»
7
Game Based Learning Market to See 6% CAGR to 2019 With …
Companies profiled in this research include Blackboard, Inc., Smart Technologies, Educomp Solutions, Three Rivers Systems, Inc., NIIT Limited ... «Satellite PR News, Jul 15»
8
Bachelor Star Rachel Truehart Engaged
"He had a burlap picnic basket set up with flowers and champagne and a blackboard that read, 'Will you marry me?' What's so funny is that ... «Wetpaint, Jul 15»
9
Desmond Bermingham: Shameful that not enough investment is put …
... teacher was valiantly trying to instruct a class of more than a hundred children using only a stone and a painted wall as a blackboard. Here ... «BizNews, Jul 15»
10
Orica-GreenEDGE in World War I tribute on stage five of Tour de …
At the local school, for example, above every blackboard is written the inscription: "N'oublions jamais l'Australie" (Let us never forget Australia). «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

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