Syn: chipboard. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Particle board — For the alternative to plywood, see Oriented Strand Board. Particleboard with veneer µCT flight through a piece of particle board. View lateral, resol … Wikipedia
particle board — fiberboard fiberboard n. a type of wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets, calle also {particle board}. Syn: fibreboard, particle board. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
particle board — board made from compressed wood chips and shavings … English contemporary dictionary
particle board — par′ticle board n. bui any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes, bonded with a resin • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
particle board — noun a structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin Syn … Wiktionary
particle board — noun another term for chipboard … English new terms dictionary
particle board — /ˈpatɪkəl bɔd/ (say pahtikuhl bawd) noun → chipboard. Also, particleboard …
particle board — noun wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets • Syn: ↑fiberboard, ↑fibreboard • Hypernyms: ↑wallboard, ↑drywall, ↑dry wall • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
particle — (n.) late 14c., small part or division of a whole, from L. particula little bit or part, dim. of pars (gen. partis); see PART (Cf. part) (n.). In construction, particle board (1957) is so called because it is made from chips and shavings of wood … Etymology dictionary
