slate

noun/sleɪt/CEFR B2

স্লেট পাথর, পাথর

Meaning

A fine-grained grey metamorphic rock that splits into thin flat plates.

Example sentences

The roof is covered with grey slate.ছাদটি ধূসর স্লেট পাথরে ঢাকা।
Slate splits easily into flat sheets.স্লেট পাথর সহজেই সমতল পাতে ভাগ হয়ে যায়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: rock

Similar words, and what each means

rock
পাথর, শিলা
The hard material of the earth's surface, or a large piece of it.

Other English words for “স্লেট পাথর, পাথর”

stone
The hard, solid material of rocks.
marble
A hard, smooth stone used for floors, statues, and buildings.
whetstone
A stone used to sharpen the blades of knives and tools.
pumice
A light, porous volcanic rock that can float on water.
rock
The hard material of the earth's surface, or a large piece of it.

“slate” elsewhere on EnglishBD

If it melts and cools it becomes igneous. Metamorphic rock is changed while still solid — heat and pressure rearrange its crystals, turning limestone into marble and shale into slate.
metamorphic — dictionary →

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“slate” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সময়সূচি, রুটিন
- • মিষ্টান্ন, ডেজার্ট, খাবারের শেষে মিষ্টি
- • স্লেট পাথর, পাথর
- • মাইক্রোফোন, মাইক
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স্লেট পাথর, পাথর — slate (noun) — স্লেট পাথর, পাথর. A fine-grained grey metamorphic rock that splits into thin flat plates.
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rock — rock — পাথর, শিলা. The hard material of the earth's surface, or a large piece of it.

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