Meaning

• Noun

  1. A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
  2. The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
  3. A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.
  4. A roofing-tile made of slate.
  5. A record of money owed.
  6. A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
  7. An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
  8. A thin plate of any material; a flake.
  9. A tablet computer.
  10. A clapperboard.

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