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plaster of Paris

plaster of Paris noun: a hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.

Noun

plaster of Paris (uncountable)

  1. A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
    • So that in fact, the drinkers of green tea, as it comes to the Eng­lish market, indulge in a beverage of Chinese paint, and might imitate the paint by dissol­ving prussian blue and plaster of Paris in hot water.1847, editorial staff, “Chemical Analysis of Tea”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80
    • Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding.1954 February 15, D. Keith Millett, Myron O. Henry, “Occult Ankle Dislocations”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 93

plaster of Paris meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog

plaster of Paris in Hindi

hemihydrate of calcium sulfate
प्लास्टर आफ पेरिस plāsṭar āph peris, गच gac

plaster of Paris in Tamil

பாரிசுச்சாந்து, பாரிசுச் சாந்து, பாரிசு சாந்து, பாரிஸ் சாந்து, லப்பம், விரி சுதை

plaster of Paris in Malayalam

hemihydrate of calcium sulfate
പ്ലാസ്റ്റർ ഓഫ് പാരീസ് plāsṟṟaṟ ōphŭ pārīsŭ

plaster of Paris in Tagalog

hemihydrate of calcium sulfate
eskayola
More languagesFewer languages
plaster of Paris in Malay
kapur paris, plaster paris
plaster of Paris in Thai
ปูนปลาสเตอร์ bpuun-bpláas-dtə̂ə

Synonyms of plaster of Paris

Forms of plaster of Paris

alternative formplaster-of-Paris

Origin of plaster of Paris

So named after a large gypsum deposit at Montmartre, Paris.

Questions about plaster of Paris

What does plaster of Paris mean?
Plaster of Paris means a hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
What is plaster of Paris in Hindi?
Plaster of Paris in Hindi is प्लास्टर आफ पेरिस (plāsṭar āph peris), गच (gac). See Plaster of Paris meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is plaster of Paris?
Plaster of Paris is a noun.

Words near plaster of Paris in the dictionary

  1. plasteline
  2. plastelines
  3. plaster
  4. plaster cast
  5. plaster casts
  6. plaster of Paris
  7. plaster ring
  8. plaster room
  9. plaster rooms
  10. plaster saint
  11. plaster saints

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plaster of Paris (page history and authors); plaster of paris (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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