planch·et (pl n ch t)n. 1. A flat disk of metal ready for stamping as a coin; a coin blank. 2. A small shallow metal container in which a radioactive substance is deposited for measurement of its activity. [Diminutive of planch, flat plate, slab, from Middle English plaunche, plank, from Old French planche, from Late Latin planca, from feminine of Latin plancus, flat; see pl  k-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
planchet [ˈplɑːntʃɪt]
n
a piece of metal ready to be stamped as a coin, medal, etc.; flan
[from French: little board, from planche plank1]
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| Noun | 1. | planchet - a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin |
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