plage

[ plahzh ]

/ plɑʒ /

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noun

a sandy bathing beach at a seashore resort.

Astronomy. a luminous area in the sun's chromosphere that appears in the vicinity of a sunspot.

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Origin of plage

First recorded in 1885–90; from French, from Italian piaggia, from Late Latin plagia “shore,” noun use of feminine of plagius “horizontal,” from Greek plágia (neuter plural) “sides (of a mountain), flanks (of an army),” noun use of plágios “oblique, slanting, sideways”; see plagio-

Words nearby plage

placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary, plagio-, plagiocephaly

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How to use plage in a sentence

Another very interesting place is the Plage de Westende, the present terminus of the electric railway from Ostend.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
A lovely motor carriage was at our disposal for the “Hotel de la Plage.”
From the Thames to the Tiber|J. Wardle
After dinner he sat outside the hotel for an hour, watching people pass up and down the plage.
The White Lie|William Le Queux
The godly expownd it as a due plage of God for the wickednes ther usid, and the Sabath day so profanely spent.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee|John Dee

How and whether a Christen man ought to flye the horrible plage of the Pestilence.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for plage

plage

/ (plɑːʒ) /

noun

astronomy a bright patch in the sun's chromosphere

Word Origin for plage

French, literally: beach, strand

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Scientific definitions for plage

plage

[ pläzh ]

A bright and intensely hot area in the Sun's chromosphere, usually associated with a sunspot. It is typically brighter than its surroundings but may be indistinguishable due to lack of contrast. Plages are sources of strong ultraviolet radiation.