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Gipsdiele

gypsum partition board

noun GIPS-dee-leh Rare
Home & Lifestyle Materials

Also means

solid gypsum plank

Usage Note

Gipsdiele is a solid, dense gypsum slab (not plasterboard) used for non-load-bearing partition walls; it offers good sound insulation, fire resistance, and can be sawn and drilled like wood.

Examples

"Für den Büroumbau wurden Trennwände aus Gipsdielen errichtet."

Natural Translation

Partition walls were built from gypsum partition boards for the office conversion.

Literal Translation

For the office-conversion were partition-walls from gypsum-partition-boards built.

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