chipboard

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noun

A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.

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particle boardhardboard
OriginEnglish board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord →
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Meanings

nounchipboard (countable and uncountable, plural chipboards)

plural chipboards

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKcountableuncountableA building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.

    Synonyms: particle board

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.

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particle board

More synonyms by meaning

nouna cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin

Similar
hardboard
Broader
boardplank
Also see
hardboardparticle board

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*kippōną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kippōn
  3. Old English*ċippian
  4. Old Englishċipp
  5. Middle Englishchippe
  6. Englishchip
  7. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  9. Old Englishbord
  10. Middle Englishbord
  11. Englishboard
  12. Englishchipboard

From chip + board.

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Translations

Bulgarian талашит
  • талашит (talašit)A material made from compressed wood chips
Dutch spaanplaat
  • spaanplaatA material made from compressed wood chips
Finnish lastulevy
  • lastulevyA material made from compressed wood chips
French aggloméré
  • aggloméréA material made from compressed wood chips
German Spanplatte
  • SpanplatteA material made from compressed wood chips
Irish slischlár
  • slischlárA material made from compressed wood chips
Māori papa maramara
  • papa maramaraA material made from compressed wood chips
Polish płyta wiórowa
  • płyta wiórowaA material made from compressed wood chips
Romanian placă aglomerată
  • placă aglomeratăA material made from compressed wood chips
Russian древесно-стружечная плита́, ДСП
  • древесно-стружечная плита́ (drevesno-stružečnaja plitá)A material made from compressed wood chips
  • ДСП (DSP)A material made from compressed wood chips
Cite this entry
APA

chipboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chipboard

MLA

“chipboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chipboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chipboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chipboard.

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