plaquette

English

noun
Definitions
  • A small metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, usually with a design including figures.
  • (physics) The smallest closed loop, enclosing the region between four lattice sites, in gauge lattice gauge theory.

Etymology

Borrowed from French plaquette (small plaque).

Origin

French

plaquette

Gloss

small plaque

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