Slat vs. Slate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Slat and Slate
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Slat
A narrow strip of metal or wood, as in a Venetian blind.
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock.
Slat
A movable auxiliary airfoil running along the leading edge of the wing of an airplane.
Slate
A fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits into thin, smooth-surfaced layers.
Slat
Slats(Slang) The ribs.
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Slate
A piece of this rock cut for use as roofing or surfacing material or as a writing surface.
Slat
To provide or make with slats
Slatting the back of a chair.
Slate
A writing tablet made of a similar material.
Slat
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
Slats of a window blind
Slate
A record of past performance or activity
Start over with a clean slate.
Slat
(aviation) A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
Slate
A list of the candidates of a political party running for various offices.
Slat
A ski.
Slate
A dark or bluish gray to dark bluish or dark purplish gray.
Slat
A thin piece of stone; a slate.
Slate
Made of a fine-grained metamorphic rock
A slate roof.
Slat
To construct or provide with slats.
Slate
Of the color slate.
Slat
To slap or strike; to beat, pummel; to hurl or throw down violently.
Slate
To cover (a roof, for example) with slate.
Slat
To split; to crack.
Slate
To put on a list of candidates.
Slat
To set on; to incite.
Slate
To schedule or designate
Our professor has slated the art history lecture for Thursday afternoon.
Was slated to direct the studio's next film.
Slat
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
Slate
A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
Slat
To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
How did you kill him?Slat[t]ed his brains out.
Slate
(uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.
Slat
To split; to crack.
Slate
(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.
Slat
To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate.
Slate
(countable) A roofing-tile made of slate.
Slat
A thin strip (wood or metal)
Slate
(countable) A record of money owed.
Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.
Slat
Equip or bar with slats;
Slat the windows
Slate
A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
Slat
Close the slats of (windows)
Slate
An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
Slate
A thin plate of any material; a flake.
Slate
A tablet computer.
Slate
Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.
Slate
(transitive) To cover with slate.
The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.
Slate
To criticise harshly.
The play was slated by the critics.
Slate
To schedule.
The election was slated for November 2nd.
Slate
To anticipate or strongly expect.
The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.
Slate
To set a dog upon (a person).
Slate
To nominate, appoint, or designate.
Slate
An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
Slate
Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
Slate
A prepared piece of such stone.
Slate
An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
Slate
A thin plate of any material; a flake.
Slate
A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.
Slate
To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
Slate
To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
Slate
To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
Slate
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
Slate
Thin layers of rock used for roofing
Slate
A fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Slate
A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
Slate
Designate or schedule;
He slated his talk for 9 AM
She was slated to be his successor
Slate
Enter on a list or slate for an election;
He was slated for borough president
Slate
Cover with slate;
Slate the roof
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