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blank noun

  /blæŋk/
  • The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.
 espace
  • (firearms) Short for blank cartridge. [since the 19th century].
 balle à blanc, cartouche à blanc
  • An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].
 blanc
  • (archaic, historical, obsolete) A small French coin, originally of silver, afterwards of copper, worth 5 deniers; also a silver coin of Henry V current in the parts of France then held by the English, worth about 8 pence [15th–17th century].
  • (mechanics, engineering) A piece of material roughly cut, forged, cast, etc. to the size and shape of the thing to be made, and ready for the finishing operations; (coining) the disc of metal before stamping [since the 16th century].
  • A dash written in place of an omitted letter or word [since the 18th century]
  • (chemistry) A sample for a control experiment that does not contain any of the analyte of interest, in order to deliberately produce a non-detection to verify that a detection is distinguishable from it.
 préforme

blank adjective

  /blæŋk/
  • Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in
 vierge, blanc
  • (military) Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.
 balles à blanc

blank verb

  /blæŋk/
  • (transitive) To make void; to erase.
 annuler, blancoter, effacer
point-blank
de but en blanc, à bout portant, à brûle-pourpoint
point blank
de but en blanc, tout de go, à bout portant
blank check
carte blanche, chèque en blanc
draw a blank
trou de mémoire
blank verse
vers blanc
blank signature
blanc-seing
blank cheque
chèque en blanc
blank sheet
feuille blanche
blank tile
joker
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