planchette
/plænˈʃɛt/
planchette noun: a small plank.
Noun
planchette (plural planchettes)
- A small plank.
- A type of Ouija board. (A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes interpreted as of oracular or supernatural import.)
- A plane table.
- One of the round colored dots pressed into paper money, used to distinguish authentic currency from counterfeit currency.
- Some general security features to look for in both Canadian and American currency are . . .small green dots or "planchettes" randomly embedded throughout the paper that glow under ultraviolet light.2009 November 26, “Warning issued about fake cash”, in CBCNews, Canada
Forms of planchette
| plural | planchettes |
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Origin of planchette
Borrowed from French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -ette.
Words that rhyme with planchette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
- ket
Questions about planchette
- What does planchette mean?
- Planchette means a small plank.
- What part of speech is planchette?
- Planchette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce planchette?
- Planchette is pronounced /plænˈʃɛt/.
- What is the plural of planchette?
- The plural of planchette is planchettes.
Words near planchette in the dictionary
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