Definition of planchet in English:
planchet
noun ˈplan(t)ʃɪtˈplæn(t)ʃət
A plain metal disc from which a coin is made.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most basic type of planchet error is when the wrong planchet is fed into a press.
- The leachate was separated from the solids by centrifugation, and the dissolved polonium isotopes in the liquid were plated spontaneously onto a silver planchet.
Origin
Early 17th century: diminutive of earlier planch 'slab of metal', from Old French planche 'plank, slab'.
Definition of planchet in US English:
planchet
nounˈplan(t)SHətˈplæn(t)ʃət
A plain metal disk from which a coin is made.
Example sentencesExamples
- The leachate was separated from the solids by centrifugation, and the dissolved polonium isotopes in the liquid were plated spontaneously onto a silver planchet.
- The most basic type of planchet error is when the wrong planchet is fed into a press.
Origin
Early 17th century: diminutive of earlier planch ‘slab of metal’, from Old French planche ‘plank, slab’.