PLANCHETTE


Meaning of PLANCHETTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ plan-ˈshet ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Old French, diminutive of planche plank, from Latin planca

Date: 1860

: a small triangular or heart-shaped board supported on casters at two points and a vertical pencil at a third and believed to produce automatic writing when lightly touched by the fingers ; also : a similar board without a pencil

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.