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Look up: Slate

  1. slate
    king of blue-grey stone propose criticize 
    Found on http://www.graduateshotline.com/list.htm

  2. slate
    a microcrystalline metamorphic rock that has rock cleavage -- i.e., it splits readily into
    Found on http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/

  3. slate
    [n] - thin layers of rock used for roofing 2. [n] - a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers 3. [n] - a list of candidates to be considered for nomination or election to public offices 4. [n] - (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate 5. [v] - enter ...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Slate
    1) The voice recorded onto the beginning of a master tape to identify the tune and take, or the action of making it.
    2) The circuit or control which allows you to slate masters.
    Found on http://www.testing1212.co.uk/a.htm

  5. Slate
    (In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) SLATE (System Level Automation Tool for Engineers) is a system engineering/architecting tool
    Found on http://www.it-architects.co.uk/a_-_z_glo

  6. Slate
    Fine grained metamorphic rock with strong cleavage planes.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  7. Slate
    A type of stone, usually from Wales or the Cumbrian Lake district, which can be split into thin, waterproof light pieces that shaped, can be used for roofing.
    Found on http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k

  8. Slate
    A dark gray stratified stone cut relatively thin and installed on pitched roofs in a shingle like fashion.
    Found on http://www.rookinspections.com/glossary/

  9. Slate
    slate is a dense rock which is formed from fine grained clays or muds which have been subjected to a metamorphic process involving heat and pressure during which cleavage planes are formed which differ from the original bedding. It readily splits into thin smooth plates. The word slate has now be...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935

  10. Slate
    Slate noun [ Middle English slat , Old French esclat a shiver, splinter, French éclat , from Old French esclater to shiver, to chip, French éclater , from Old High German sliezen to tear, slit, split, from
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/118

  11. Slate
    Slate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Slated ; present participle & verbal noun Slating .] 1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to sla...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/118

  12. Slate
    Slate transitive verb [ Confer Anglo-Saxon slǣting a privilege of hunting.] To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat , 3. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [ Written also slete .] Ray.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/118

  13. slate
    1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe. ... 2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. ... Origin: Slated; Slating. ... 1. <chemical> An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argill...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  14. slate
    noun (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. slate
    noun a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. slate
    noun thin layers of rock used for roofing
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  17. Slate
    • (v. t.) A prepared piece of such stone. • (v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand. • (v. t.) To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. • (v. t.) A th...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. slate
    fine-grained, clayey metamorphic rock that cleaves, or splits, readily into thin slabs having great tensile strength and durability; some other ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/107

  19. Slate
    A fine grained metamorphic rock with well developed bedding planes derived from the slight recrystrallization of shale.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  20. Slate
    A miner's term for any shale or slate accompanying coal. Geologically, it is a dense, fine-textured, metamorphic rock, which has excellent parallel cleavage so that it breaks into thin plates or pencil-like shapes.
    Found on http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.ht

  21. Slate
    The identifier placed in front of the camera at beginning of a take.
    Found on http://www.filmland.com/glossary/Diction

  22. SLATE
    A dark gray stratified stone cut relatively thin and installed on pitched roofs in a shingle like fashion.
    Found on http://www.proofrock.com/glossary.html

  23. slate
    • thin layers of rock used for roofing
    • a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
    • a list of candidates to be considered for nomination or election to public offices

    Found on

  24. slate
    slate, fine-grained rock formed when sedimentary rocks such as shale are metamorphosed by great pressure. Slate splits into perfectly cleaved, broad thin layers; this characteristically regular and planar cleavage is called slaty cleavage. In the formation of slate, pressure causes the flaky mineral...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08455

  25. Slate
    Slate is slang for beat or thrash severely.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow



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