blackboard

Collocations

6

1

(noun.)

VERB + BLACKBOARD

write on

copy from

The students copied the math problems from the blackboard into their notebooks.

clean

BLACKBOARD + NOUN

work

PREP

at a/the ~

The teacher wrote the math problem at the blackboard while students copied it into their notebooks.

on a/the ~

The teacher wrote the math problems on the blackboard for us to solve.

Definitions

noun

1

A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard.

Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.

verb

1

To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — sheet of slate

chalkboard

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many variet

Wiktionary

02

Compare your translation with the one on the blackboard.

Tatoeba · #17658

03

Compare your sentence with the one on the blackboard.

Tatoeba · #17659

04

Look at the blackboard, everyone.

Tatoeba · #22126

05

This blackboard is not black, but green.

Tatoeba · #59238

06

Take this piece of chalk and write on the blackboard.

Tatoeba · #60896