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1.nounA fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
2.nounThe bluish-grey colour of most slate.
3.nounA 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
4.nounA roofing-tile made of slate.
5.nounA record of money owed."Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week."
6.nounA list of affiliated candidates for an election."Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote."
7.nounAn artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
8.nounA thin plate of any material; a flake.
9.adjectiveHaving the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.