plaque

/plaːk/

IPA: /P L AE1 K/

noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.

  4. 4

    A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.

  5. 5

    In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.

    blown plaques  concussion plaques

  6. 6

    A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad papule on the skin.

  7. 7

    An abnormal accumulation of material in or on an organ of the body, often associated with disease.

    amyloid plaque  pleural plaque  senile plaque

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plaque