different between windscreen vs dashboard

English

Etymology

From wind +? screen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?n(d)sk?i?n/

Noun

windscreen (plural windscreens)

1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.

   Oh no! A vandal has just smashed our windscreen! Susan, can you go and call the insurance company?

2. A cover for a microphone to exclude airy noises such as wind and breathing.

Synonyms

• (North America) windshield

Translations

See also

• car glass

Verb

windscreen (third-person singular simple present windscreens, present participle windscreening, simple past and past participle windscreened)

1. (transitive) To install a windscreen on.

English

Etymology

From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) +? board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?dæ??b??(?)d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?dæ??bo??d/, /?dæ??b???d/

Noun

dashboard (plural dashboards)

1. A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.
2. (historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
3. (graphical user interface, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.

4. (nautical) The float of a paddle wheel.

Hyponyms

• board

Derived terms

• dash

See also

• gauge
• instrument panel

Translations

Verb

dashboard (third-person singular simple present dashboards, present participle dashboarding, simple past and past participle dashboarded)

1. To organize in a dashboard format.

Translations

Further reading

• dashboard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Alternative forms

• dashbord (unofficial, rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English dashboard.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /?d??.bo?rt/, /?d??.b?rt/
• Hyphenation: dash?board

Noun

dashboard n (plural dashboards, diminutive dashboardje n)

1. dashboard (instrument panel of a motor vehicle or aircraft)