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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kar-tawn
"Le carton est utilisé pour fabriquer des boîtes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thick, stiff paper material used for making boxes and other packaging.
"The company switched to using recycled paperboard for their product packaging." - 2
A type of cardboard that is made from layers of paper pulp and is used in various applications.
"He used paperboard to create a model of the building for his architecture class."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'paperboard' combines 'paper', derived from the Latin 'papyrus', referring to a writing material made from the pith of the papyrus plant, and 'board', which comes from Old English 'bord', meaning a flat piece of material. The term has evolved to describe a thicker, more rigid form of paper used in packaging and construction since the late 19th century.
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Carton
Transliteration: kar-tawn
"Le carton est utilisé pour fabriquer des boîtes."
Papierboard
Transliteration: pa-pee-er-bord
"Das Papierboard wird für Verpackungen verwendet."
Cartone
Transliteration: kar-toh-neh
"Il cartone è usato per fare scatole."
Cartón
Transliteration: kar-ton
"El cartón se utiliza para hacer cajas."
Cartão
Transliteration: kar-tawn
"O cartão é usado para fazer embalagens."
पेपरबोर्ड
Transliteration: peparbord
"पेपरबोर्ड का उपयोग पैकेजिंग के लिए किया जाता है।"
纸板
Transliteration: zhǐ bǎn
"纸板用于制作包装盒。"
종이판
Transliteration: jong-i-pan
"종이판은 포장 상자를 만드는 데 사용됩니다."
段ボール
Transliteration: danbōru
"段ボールは箱を作るために使われます。"
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