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• slate — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a fine grained grey, green, or bluish purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. 2 a piece of such a plate used as roofing material. 3 a piece of such a plate used for writing on, usu. framed in wood. 4 the… …   Useful english dictionary

• slate-grey — adjective of the color of slate or granite the slaty sky of dawn • Syn: ↑slate gray, ↑slaty grey, ↑slaty gray, ↑slaty, ↑slatey, ↑stone grey, ↑stone gray …   Useful english dictionary

• Slate — is a fine grained, foliated, , metamorphic rock derived from an original shale type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond …   Wikipedia

• slate — ► NOUN 1) a fine grained grey, green, or bluish purple rock easily split into smooth, flat plates, used as roofing material. 2) a plate of slate formerly used in schools for writing on. 3) a bluish grey colour. 4) a list of candidates for… …   English terms dictionary

• slate grey — slate blue/​grey phrase a dark grey or greyish colour Thesaurus: colourshyponym Main entry: slate …   Useful english dictionary

• slate — slate1 /slayt/, n., v., slated, slating. n. 1. a fine grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification. 2. a thin piece or plate …   Universalium

• slate — 1. noun /sleɪt/ a) A fine grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week. b) The bluish grey …   Wiktionary

• slate — I UK [sleɪt] / US noun Word forms slate : singular slate plural slates 1) [uncountable] a type of dark grey stone that breaks easily into flat thin pieces a) [countable] a single flat piece of slate that is used with others for covering a roof b) …   English dictionary

• slate — slate1 [sleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rock)¦ 2¦(on a roof)¦ 3 slate blue/grey 4¦(politics)¦ 5¦(for writing on)¦ 6 put something on the slate ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esclat thin piece split off , from esclater to burst, splinter ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• slate — 1 noun 1 ROCK (U) a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces: a slate mine 2 ON A ROOF (C) one of the small pieces of slate or similar material used for covering roofs: There were several slates missing from the roof. 3 slate …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English