Meaning of "slate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLATE

From Old French esclate, from esclat a fragment.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SLATE

slate  [sleɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLATE

Slate is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slate in English.

WHAT DOES SLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slate

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. Foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering, but instead is in planes perpendicular to the direction of metamorphic compression. A very strong foliation is called "slaty cleavage". It is caused by strong compression causing fine grained clay flakes to regrow in planes perpendicular to the compression. When expertly "cut" by striking parallel to the foliation, with a specialized tool in the quarry, many slates will form smooth flat sheets of stone which have long been used for roofing and floor tiles and other purposes. Slate is frequently grey in color, especially when seen, en masse, covering roofs. However, slate occurs in a variety of colors even from a single locality; for example, slate from North Wales can be found in many shades of grey, from pale to dark, and may also be purple, green or cyan. Slate is not to be confused with shale, from which it may be formed, or schist.

Definition of slate in the English dictionary

The first definition of slate in the dictionary is a compact fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the effects of heat and pressure on shale. It can be split into thin layers along natural cleavage planes and is used as a roofing and paving material. Other definition of slate is a roofing tile of slate. Slate is also a writing tablet of slate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLATE

PRESENT

Present

I slate

you slate

he/she/it slates

we slate

you slate

they slate

Present continuous

I am slating

you are slating

he/she/it is slating

we are slating

you are slating

they are slating

Present perfect

I have slated

you have slated

he/she/it has slated

we have slated

you have slated

they have slated

Present perfect continuous

I have been slating

you have been slating

he/she/it has been slating

we have been slating

you have been slating

they have been slating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I slated

you slated

he/she/it slated

we slated

you slated

they slated

Past continuous

I was slating

you were slating

he/she/it was slating

we were slating

you were slating

they were slating

Past perfect

I had slated

you had slated

he/she/it had slated

we had slated

you had slated

they had slated

Past perfect continuous

I had been slating

you had been slating

he/she/it had been slating

we had been slating

you had been slating

they had been slating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will slate

you will slate

he/she/it will slate

we will slate

you will slate

they will slate

Future continuous

I will be slating

you will be slating

he/she/it will be slating

we will be slating

you will be slating

they will be slating

Future perfect

I will have slated

you will have slated

he/she/it will have slated

we will have slated

you will have slated

they will have slated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been slating

you will have been slating

he/she/it will have been slating

we will have been slating

you will have been slating

they will have been slating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would slate

you would slate

he/she/it would slate

we would slate

you would slate

they would slate

Conditional continuous

I would be slating

you would be slating

he/she/it would be slating

we would be slating

you would be slating

they would be slating

Conditional perfect

I would have slate

you would have slate

he/she/it would have slate

we would have slate

you would have slate

they would have slate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been slating

you would have been slating

he/she/it would have been slating

we would have been slating

you would have been slating

they would have been slating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you slate
we let´s slate
you slate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to slate

Past participle

slated

Present Participle

slating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SLATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of slate

appoint · arrange · berate · blame · blast · book · castigate · censure · criticize · excoriate · flame · lay into · pan · pitch into · plan · programme · rebuke · roast · schedule · scold · slam · slang · take to task · tear into

TRANSLATION OF SLATE

Find out the translation of slate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of slate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 石板
• Translator English - Spanish: pizarra
• English: slate
• Translator English - Hindi: स्लेट
• Translator English - Arabic: ارْدِوَاز
• Translator English - Russian: сланец
• Translator English - Portuguese: ardósia
• Translator English - Bengali: কঠোরভাবে সমালোচনা করা
• Translator English - French: ardoise
• Translator English - Malay: Slate
• Translator English - German: Schiefer
• Translator English - Japanese: スレート
• Translator English - Korean: 슬레이트
• Translator English - Javanese: Slate
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đá phiến
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்லேட்
• Translator English - Marathi: स्लेट
• Translator English - Turkish: arduvaz
• Translator English - Italian: ardesia
• Translator English - Polish: łupek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сланець
• Translator English - Romanian: ardezie
• Translator English - Greek: σχιστόλιθος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lei
• Translator English - Swedish: skiffer
• Translator English - Norwegian: tavle

10 QUOTES WITH «SLATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slate.

1

Namie Amuro

If I don't think about anything, and start with a clean slate, in terms of what I have to do, a lot of different ideas come up, and I can think about things more openly.

2

Christian Bale

I start from scratch with each movie; I wipe the slate and I certainly don't rely on some bag of acting tricks I've amassed over the years.

3

Peter Bart

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.

4

Vinoba Bhave

We cannot even recollect the actions of our infancy, our childhood is like something written on a slate and rubbed off.

5

Juan Cole

I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn't understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs.

6

Michael De Luca

Studios are an assembly line. They can be a very good assembly line. As a producer, you concentrate on one project at a time. As an executive, you're in charge of a slate.

7

Roshon Fegan

Most people have a blank slate and can start from nothing. But for me, I had to break a bad habit that I've been doing all of my life, which is freestyle hip-hop.

8

Simon Fowler

My mum's family are from Blaenau Ffestiniog, the slate town. My grandfather was Elis Humphreys Roberts, so that's quite Welsh isn't it?

9

Nancy Friday

If women really want equality, we have to wipe the slate clean. It no longer matters in the largest sense what men did to us for the last 200 or 300 years.

10

Evan Glodell

When things aren't working out for people, the end of the world seems like an easy way to wipe the slate clean.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLATE»

Discover the use of slate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings.

Steven Pinker, 2003

George W. Bushisms: The Slate Book of Accidental Wit and ...

"They misunderestimated me." Or did they? Judge for yourself. Here are over 100 memorable misstatements by our syntactically challenged president, collected, annotated, and introduced by Slate magazine's Jacob Weisberg.

Jacob Weisberg, 2001

The Interestings: A Novel

“Remarkable . . . With this book [Wolitzer] has surpassed herself.”—The New York Times Book Review "A victory . . . The Interestings secures Wolitzer's place among the best novelists of her generation. . .

Meg Wolitzer, 2013

The Slate of Life: More Contemporary Stories by Women ...

Contemporary stories by Indian women writers. The editors caution that the female protagonists should be viewed as ordinary people, not "as exotic natives or as mere victims of patriarchal, class and caste violence.

Kali for Women (Organization), 1990

Lost Austin

Images of America: Lost Austin explores, through the collections of the Austin History Center and others, where Austinites once shopped, ate, drank, and played.

John H. Slate, 2012

The Flamethrowers: A Novel

At its center is Kushner’s brilliantly realized protagonist, a young woman on the verge. Thrilling and fearless, this is a major American novel from a writer of spectacular talent and imagination.

Rachel Kushner, 2013

The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.

Donna Tartt, 2013

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

From the Hardcover edition.

Lawrence Wright, 2013

Industrial Minerals and Extractive Industry Geology: Based ...

E-28006, Madrid, Spain Samaca, EI Trigal s/n, Carballeda de Valdeorras, 32337 Orense, Spain Abstract: This paper reviews the geological factors linked to the quarrying and quality of roofing slate deposits, and gives recent research results  ...

P. W. Scott, Colin Malcolm Bristow, 2002

Life After Life: A Novel

And if she can -- will she? Darkly comic, startlingly poignant, and utterly original -- this is Kate Atkinson at her absolute best.

Kate Atkinson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slate is used in the context of the following news items.

27 arrested in 'Operation Clean Slate'

Authorities say police swept through Brockton early Tuesday during "Operation Clean Slate" and arrested at least 27 people on gun and drug-related charges. «Boston Herald, Jun 15»

Jenny Slate & Ari Graynor To Topline FX Comedy Pilot From …

FX Networks has officially ordered a comedy pilot co-created by Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm (Obvious Child), which will be starring Jenny Slate and ... «Deadline, Apr 15»

Adobe Launches Slate, High-Impact Visual Storytelling App for iPad

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) today launched Slate, a new free iPad app that makes it easier than ever to turn words and ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»

HP's new Pro Slate tablets come with a cool stylus that digitizes …

Hewlett Packard's taken the wrapping off two new Android tablets, the Pro Slate 8 and Pro Slate 12, both of which are primarily aimed at the business world. «Digital Trends, Jan 15»

Iceland Panel “Authenticates” Local Sea Monster Footage (Video)

... of a 13-person panel says it shows a mythical sea monster. The panel's motives have been questioned. Dallas Jensen is a regular video contributor to Slate. «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»

The Washington Post's RFK Jr. Profile Paints Him as Sympathetic …

After Slate's Bad Astronomy blogger, Phil Plait, criticized Kennedy for speaking at an anti-vaccine conference, Kennedy called me to complain, and I wrote about ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 14»

Jenny Slate Is Our Obvious Hero

It is hard not to immediately hug Jenny Slate, to ask for her advice on the Brooklyn dating scene, to see if we could get a beer after the interview. It is hard ... «Refinery29, Jun 14»

A Night Out With Jenny Slate of 'Obvious Child'

The actress Jenny Slate arrived at a panel discussion for her new film, “Obvious Child,” Tuesday night, where the first person she saw was a woman who ... «New York Times, Jun 14»

Yes, Adults Should Be Embarrassed to Read Young Adult Books

Ruth Graham is a regular Slate contributor. She lives in New Hampshire. The once-unseemly notion that it's acceptable for not-young adults to read young-adult ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 14»

Someone Finally Made an Honest Abortion Movie. It's About Time.

The darkly hilarious debut feature of writer-director Gillian Robespierre—starring Jenny Slate, and based on their 2009 short film of the same name—runs a taut ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 14»