Memento vs. Plaque — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Memento and Plaque
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Memento
An object kept as a reminder of a person or event
You can purchase a memento of your visit
Plaque
An ornamental tablet, typically of metal, porcelain, or wood, that is fixed to a wall or other surface in commemoration of a person or event.
Memento
A keepsake.
Plaque
A sticky deposit on teeth in which bacteria proliferate
Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis
Memento
A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.
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Plaque
A small, distinct, typically raised patch or region on or within the body resulting from local damage or deposition of material, such as a fatty deposit on an artery wall in atherosclerosis or a site of localized damage of brain tissue in Alzheimer's disease.
Memento
A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.
Seasonable mementos may be useful.
Plaque
A flat counter used in gambling.
Memento
A reminder of past events
Plaque
A flat plate, slab, or disk that is ornamented or engraved for mounting, as on a wall for decoration or on a monument for information.
Plaque
A small pin or brooch worn as an ornament or a badge of membership.
Plaque
A scaly patch on a body part, especially the skin.
Plaque
A biofilm of bacteria in a matrix of polysaccharides and other substances on the surface of a tooth or teeth.
Plaque
A deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall, characteristic of atherosclerosis.
Plaque
The material that such a deposit is composed of.
Plaque
A deposit consisting mainly of beta-amyloid and degenerating nerve tissue, found in the brain tissue of people with Alzheimer's disease.
Plaque
A sharply defined zone of demyelination in the central nervous system characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
Plaque
A clear, often round patch of lysed cells in an otherwise opaque layer of a bacteria or cell culture.
Plaque
(countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
Plaque
(countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
Plaque
(countable) A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
Plaque
A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
Plaque
In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.
Blown plaques
Aconcussion plaques
Plaque
A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad irritated]] patch on the skin.
Plaque
An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.
Amyloid plaque
Apleural plaque
Asenile plaque
Plaque
An accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheroma.
Plaque
An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).
Plaque
A deposit of beta-amyloid protein occurring in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Plaque
Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch.
Plaque
(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
Plaque
A memorial made of brass
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