noun
1.
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
2.
Aeronautics. a control surface along the leading edge of a wing that can be extended forward to create a gap (slot) to improve airflow.
3.
slats, Slang.
a.
the ribs.
b.
the buttocks.
c.
( initial capital letter ) a nickname for a tall, slender man.
verb (used with object)
4.
to furnish or make with slats.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English sclat, slatt a slate < Middle French esclat splinter, fragment; see éclat
1350–1400; Middle English sclat, slatt a slate < Middle French esclat splinter, fragment; see éclat
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Slat
is always a great word to know.
So is hooke's law. Does it mean:
| coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between shearing stress and shearing strain |
| contends extension of a spring is proportional with the load applied to it |
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slat1 (slæt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a narrow thin strip of wood or metal, as used in a Venetian blind, etc |
| 2. | a movable or fixed auxiliary aerofoil attached to the leading edge of an aircraft wing to increase lift, esp during landing and takeoff |
| —vb , slats, slatting, slatted | |
| 3. | (tr) to provide with slats |
| [C14: from Old French esclat splinter, from esclater to shatter] | |
| slat2 (slæt) | |
| —vb , slats, slatting, slatted | |
| 1. | (tr) to throw violently; fling carelessly |
| 2. | (intr) to flap violently |
| —n | |
| 3. | a sudden blow |
| [C13: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse, Icelandic sletta to slap] | |
| slat3 (slæt) | |
| —n | |
| (Irish) a spent salmon | |
| [C19: of uncertain origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
slat
1382, "a roofing slate," from O.Fr. esclat "split piece, splinter," back-formation from esclater "to break, splinter, burst," probably from Frank. *slaitan "to tear, slit," related to O.H.G. slizan, O.E. slitan (see slit). Meaning "long, thin, narrow piece of wood or metal" attested from 1764.
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Example sentences
Although slat-thin, he gives up his body to drive the lane.
They contain a series of wooden-slat cribs, usually three on each side of the central aisle.
The café has the feel of a fishing lodge, with wood-slat tables and waiters' stations made of half canoes standing upright.
He would tie it inside the shreds of clothing his captors provided, or tuck it away beneath a bunk slat at night.
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