Definition of Blackboard

1. Noun. Sheet of slate; for writing with chalk.

Exact synonyms: Chalkboard
Generic synonyms: Flat Solid, Sheet

Definition of Blackboard

1. n. A broad board painted black, or any black surface on which writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools.

Definition of Blackboard

1. Noun. A large flat surface, finished with black slate or a similar material, that can be written upon with chalk and subsequently erased; a chalkboard ¹

2. Verb. To use a blackboard to assist in an informal discussion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blackboard

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Blackboard

1. A broad board painted black, or any black surface on which writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackboard

blackbands
blackbeetle
blackberries
blackberry
blackberry-lily
blackberry bush
blackberrying
blackberrylike
blackbird
blackbirded
blackbirder
blackbirders
blackbirding
blackbirdlike
blackbirds
blackboard (current term)
blackboard bold
blackboard eraser
blackboarded
blackboarding
blackboards
blackbodies
blackbody
blackbody radiation
blackboy
blackboys
blackbuck
blackbucks
blackburnian warbler

Literary usage of Blackboard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"If charts are used to illustrate the lesson, ths child is likely to be misled by the size of the drawing, which is also the case in blackboard pictures. ..."

2. Proceedings by American Society for Engineering Education (1898)
"(a) A spherical blackboard for class room use, in the teaching, of spherical ... (b) The proper mounting of such a blackboard is a matter of no little ..."

3. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"ELEMENTARY LESSON'S. LESSON I. Exercise 1.—Explain T, M, O, on the blackboard and on the buzzer. ... Exercise 4-—Explain A, U, V, on blackboard and buzzer. ..."

4. Primary Object Lessons: For Training the Senses and Developing the Faculties by Norman Allison Calkins (1898)
"Place the words of this lesson in columns on the blackboard; making a column, ... Next, place the sentences across the blackboard, as in ordinary reading, ..."

5. School Management: Including a Full Discussion of School Economy, School by Albert Newton Raub (1898)
"blackboard.—This is one of the articles of school furniture absolutely essential to good ... A blackboard is necessary in the teaching of every branch, ..."

6. Public School Methods (1921)
"How Long Shall blackboard Lessons Continue? Answering the above question in general terms, we would say, " All through the first three years, ..."

7. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"If charts are used to illustrate the lesson, ths child is likely to be misled by the size of the drawing, which is also the case in blackboard pictures. ..."

8. Proceedings by American Society for Engineering Education (1898)
"(a) A spherical blackboard for class room use, in the teaching, of spherical ... (b) The proper mounting of such a blackboard is a matter of no little ..."

9. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"ELEMENTARY LESSON'S. LESSON I. Exercise 1.—Explain T, M, O, on the blackboard and on the buzzer. ... Exercise 4-—Explain A, U, V, on blackboard and buzzer. ..."

10. Primary Object Lessons: For Training the Senses and Developing the Faculties by Norman Allison Calkins (1898)
"Place the words of this lesson in columns on the blackboard; making a column, ... Next, place the sentences across the blackboard, as in ordinary reading, ..."

11. School Management: Including a Full Discussion of School Economy, School by Albert Newton Raub (1898)
"blackboard.—This is one of the articles of school furniture absolutely essential to good ... A blackboard is necessary in the teaching of every branch, ..."

12. Public School Methods (1921)
"How Long Shall blackboard Lessons Continue? Answering the above question in general terms, we would say, " All through the first three years, ..."

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