Board
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Description
A man-made, flat, thin, stiff material that is typically is longer than it is wide. Commonly used in construction and packaging, boards were originally composed of wood. Currently, a wide variety of less expensive materials are used to provide specific properties and surfaces. Thus, this website provides further information as well as many comparative tables for each board type.
- Wood and/or wood products (pieces, chips, sawdust, etc.): Plywood, Particle board, Fiberboard, Hardboard, pegboard, strandboard, MDF, chipboard, glulam
- Paper and/or paper waste: Paperboard, Bristol board, Illustration board, Academy board, Pasteboard, Cardboard, Corrugated board, Millboard, Waferboard
- Gypsum and or cement: Wallboard, Gypsum board, Sheetrock, rock lath, Drywall, fibro
- Metal sheets: Sheet metal, Aluminum, Steel
- Polymers: PVC, Polyethylene, Acrylic, Polycarbonate
- Composites: Foamboards, Honeycomb board, Laminate
Synonyms and Related Terms
boards; plank, panel; planche (Fr.); panneau (Fr.); tabla (Esp.); panel (Esp.); tavola (It.)
Resources and Citations
- Wikipedia: Board Accessed Nov.2024
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982