English

Noun

plaquette ‎(plural plaquettes)

1. A small metal tablet decorated in bas-relief, usually with a design including figures.
2. (physics) The smallest closed loop, enclosing the region between four lattice sites, in lattice gauge theory.

French

Etymology

plaque +‎ -ette

Noun

plaquette f ‎(plural plaquettes)

1. packet (of butter); strip, blister pack (of pills)
2. (hematology, cytology) platelet
3. (automobile, ~ de frein) brake pad

Synonyms

• thrombocyte

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French plaquette ‎(“small plaque”).

Noun

plaquette f ‎(invariable)

1. booklet, pamphlet
2. a small commemorative plaque

Synonyms

• (booklet): opuscolo
• (small commemorative plaque): targhetta commemorativa, piccola targa commemorativa