plate
[pleɪt]
n
a shallow usually circular dish made of porcelain, earthenware, glass, etc, on which food is served or from which food is eaten.(as modifier)
the contents of a plate or the amount a plate will hold.a plate of cakes, sandwiches, etc, brought by a guest to a party
an entire course of a meal
a cold plate
any shallow or flat receptacle, esp for receiving a collection in church
flat metal of uniform thickness obtained by rolling, usually having a thickness greater than about three millimetres
a thin coating of metal usually on another metal, as produced by electrodeposition, chemical action, etc
metal or metalware that has been coated in this way, esp with gold or silver
Sheffield plate
dishes, cutlery, etc, made of gold or silver
a sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, etc, having a printing surface produced by a process such as stereotyping, moulding, or photographic deposition
a print taken from such a sheet or from a woodcut, esp when appearing in a book
a thin flat sheet of a substance, such as metal or glass
armour made of overlapping or articulated pieces of thin metal
a sheet of glass, or sometimes metal, coated with photographic emulsion on which an image can be formed by exposure to light.(as modifier)
an orthodontic device, esp one used for straightening children's teeth
an informal word for denture
any flat platelike structure or part
a cup or trophy awarded to the winner of a sporting contest, esp a horse race.a race or contest for such a prize
any of the rigid layers of the earth's lithosphere of which there are believed to be at least 15See plate tectonics
the anode in an electronic valve.an electrode in an accumulator or capacitor
a horizontal timber joist that supports rafters or studs
a light horseshoe for flat racing
a thin cut of beef from the brisket
See plate rail
Also called: Communion plate a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
a coin, esp one made of silver
vb
to coat (a surface, usually metal) with a thin layer of other metal by electrolysis, chemical reaction, etc
to cover with metal plates, as for protection
to make a stereotype or electrotype from (type or another plate)
to form (metal) into plate, esp by rolling
to give a glossy finish to (paper) by calendering
to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium
See plate up
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