showboard

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noun

A board used for display purposes.

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Meanings

nounshowboard (plural showboards)

plural showboards

  1. rareA board used for display purposes.

    Write each word on the board. For each, ask the learners to draw it on a showboard, then ask one learner to describe what makes that shape special (or ask a learner to come to main board and draw the shape).

    2016, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre, AIMSSEC Maths Teacher Support Series Mathematical Thinking in the Lower Secondary Classroom (page 112)

Origin

From show + board.

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APA

showboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showboard

MLA

“showboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showboard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showboard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showboard.

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