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Meaning of plaster of Paris | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski gips sadra
Català guix
Čeština sádra
Dansk gips
Deutsch Gips Gipsmörtel Gipsputz Stuckgips
Ελληνικά γύψος
Español yeso blanco
Suomi kipsi kipsilaasti
Français plâtre
Gaeilge plástar Pháras
Hrvatski gips sadra
Magyar gipsz
Italiano gesso
한국어 소석고
Latviešu ģipsis
Português gesso de Paris
Română ghips
Русский алебастр
Српски gips sadra
Svenska gips
ไทย ปูนปลาสเตอร์
Türkçe alçı

Examples

“Treatment of an acute occult dislocation of the ankle consists of immobilization in a snugly fitting plaster-of-paris cast, with little padding.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

plaster room plaster saint plaster-stone plasterboard Plastered Plasterer

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