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Definition of planchette

planchette

/plænˈʃɛt/
plan · chette
Plural:planchettes
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planchette Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A small, usually heart-shaped or triangular flat piece of wood or plastic supported by casters or felt pads, used as a movable indicator on a Ouija board or fitted with a pencil for automatic writing during a seance.

Example

"The participants lightly rested their fingertips on the wooden planchette and waited for it to glide across the lettered board."

2

A small plane table or drawing board used in surveying.

Example

"The nineteenth-century cartographer mounted a brass alidade onto his portable planchette to sketch the terrain directly in the field."

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• Rhymes for planchette

• Nearby Words

plan
planar
planarian
planchette
plane
planeload
planer

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-19th century from French planchette ('little plank'), a diminutive of planche ('plank' or 'board'), from Late Latin planca.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Planchette. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/planchette
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