plate
plate
a flat, thin object; a shallow dish; to coat with a layer of metal: plate with silver
Not to be confused with:
plait – to braid: plait the child’s hair
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plate
(plāt)n.
1. A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.
2.
a. A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.
b. A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.
3.
a. A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine: a boiler plate.
b. A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.
c. A license plate: a car with Utah plates.
4.
a. A thin piece of metal used for armor.
b. Armor made of such pieces.
5. Printing
a. A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.
b. A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.
c. A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used for text pages.
6. Photography A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.
7. Dentistry A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.
8. Architecture In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member that bears a load, as of a roof or a wall.
9. Baseball Home plate.
10.
a. A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.
b. The contents of such a dish: ate a plate of spaghetti.
c. A whole course served on such a dish.
11. Service and food for one person at a meal: dinner at a set price per plate.
12. Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.
13. A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.
14. Sports
a. A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.
b. A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.
15. A thin cut of beef from underneath the ribs, including the diaphragm muscle.
16. Biology
a. A thin flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.
b. A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.
17. Electricity
a. An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.
b. The anode in an electron tube.
19. Informal A schedule of matters to be dealt with: had a lot on my plate at work after vacation.
tr.v. plat·ed, plat·ing, plates
1. To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.
2. To cover with armor plate: plate a warship.
3. Printing To make a stereotype or electrotype from.
4. To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.
5. To arrange (food) on a plate, as for serving: "a choice of starters, entrées, and desserts plated just as they will appear when ordered" (John Edward Young).
6. Baseball To cause (a run) to be scored or (a runner) to cross home plate, as by a hit.
[Middle English, from Old French, from feminine of plat, flat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Greek platus; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]
plat′er n.
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plate
(pleɪt)n
1. (Cookery)
a. a shallow usually circular dish made of porcelain, earthenware, glass, etc, on which food is served or from which food is eaten
b. (as modifier): a plate rack.
2. (Cookery)
a. Also called: plateful the contents of a plate or the amount a plate will hold
b. Austral and NZ a plate of cakes, sandwiches, etc, brought by a guest to a party: everyone was asked to bring a plate.
3. (Cookery) an entire course of a meal: a cold plate.
4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) any shallow or flat receptacle, esp for receiving a collection in church
5. (Metallurgy) flat metal of uniform thickness obtained by rolling, usually having a thickness greater than about three millimetres
6. (Metallurgy) a thin coating of metal usually on another metal, as produced by electrodeposition, chemical action, etc
7. metal or metalware that has been coated in this way, esp with gold or silver: Sheffield plate.
8. dishes, cutlery, etc, made of gold or silver
9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, etc, having a printing surface produced by a process such as stereotyping, moulding, or photographic deposition
10. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a print taken from such a sheet or from a woodcut, esp when appearing in a book
11. a thin flat sheet of a substance, such as metal or glass
12. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) armour made of overlapping or articulated pieces of thin metal
13. (Photography) photog
a. a sheet of glass, or sometimes metal, coated with photographic emulsion on which an image can be formed by exposure to light
b. (as modifier): a plate camera.
14. (Medicine) an orthodontic device, esp one used for straightening children's teeth
15. (Dentistry) an informal word for denture1
16. (Anatomy) anatomy any flat platelike structure or part
17. (General Sporting Terms)
a. a cup or trophy awarded to the winner of a sporting contest, esp a horse race
b. a race or contest for such a prize
18. (Geological Science) any of the rigid layers of the earth's lithosphere of which there are believed to be at least 15. See also plate tectonics
19. (Electronics) electronics
a. chiefly US the anode in an electronic valve
b. an electrode in an accumulator or capacitor
20. (Building) a horizontal timber joist that supports rafters or studs
21. (Horse Racing) a light horseshoe for flat racing
22. (Cookery) a thin cut of beef from the brisket
24. (Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church Also called: Communion plate a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
25. (Currencies) archaic a coin, esp one made of silver
26. a full plate a large and onerous amount of work
27. on a plate in such a way as to be acquired without further trouble: he was handed the job on a plate.
28. on one's plate waiting to be done or dealt with: he has a lot on his plate at the moment.
vb (tr)
29. (Metallurgy) to coat (a surface, usually metal) with a thin layer of other metal by electrolysis, chemical reaction, etc
30. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) to cover with metal plates, as for protection
31. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to make a stereotype or electrotype from (type or another plate)
32. to form (metal) into plate, esp by rolling
33. to give a glossy finish to (paper) by calendering
34. (Biology) to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium
[C13: from Old French: thin metal sheet, something flat, from Vulgar Latin plattus (unattested); related to Greek platus flat]
Plate
(pleɪt)n
(Placename) River Plate the English name for the (Río de la) Plata
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plate
(pleɪt)n., v. plat•ed, plat•ing. n.
1. a shallow, usu. circular dish from which food is eaten.
2. the contents of such a dish; plateful.
3. an entire course of a meal served on such a dish: a vegetable plate.
4. the food and service for one person, as at a catered meal: a dinner at $100 a plate.
5.
a. dishes, utensils, etc., of metal plated with gold or silver.
b. dishes, utensils, etc., made of gold or silver.
6. a dish for collecting offerings, as in a church.
7. a thin, flat sheet or piece of metal or other material, esp. of uniform thickness.
8. metal in such sheets.
9. a flat, polished piece of metal on which something may be or is engraved.
11. a flat or curved sheet, usu. of metal, plastic, or glass, on which a picture or text has been engraved, etched, molded, photographically developed, or drawn, to be inked, as in a press, for printing impressions on other surfaces.
12. a printed impression from such a piece or from some similar piece, as a woodcut.
13. a full-page illustration in a book, esp. on paper different from the text pages.
14. any of the flat metal pieces used in armor.
16.
a. the part of a denture that conforms to the mouth and contains the teeth.
b. the entire denture.
18. a sheet, usu. of glass or metal, coated with a sensitized emulsion, used for taking a photograph.
19. a platelike body part, structure, or organ.
20. a cut of beef from the lower end of the ribs.
21. any of a number of rigid sections of the earth's crust, movement of which gives rise to continental drift.
22. one of the interior elements of a vacuum tube, toward which electrons are attracted by virtue of its positive charge; anode.
23. a horizontal timber or board laid flat to support joists, rafters, or studs at or near their ends.
24. a gold or silver cup or the like awarded as the prize in a horse race or other contest.
25. a horse race or other contest for such a prize.
v.t.26. to coat (metal) with a thin film of gold, silver, nickel, etc., by mechanical or chemical means.
27. to cover or overlay with metal plates for protection.
28. to make a stereotype or electrotype plate from (type).
29. to give a high gloss to (paper), as on supercalendered paper.
Idioms:have on one's plate, Informal. to have as an immediate obligation.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French: literally, something flat, n. use of feminine of plat flat1< Vulgar Latin *plattus, akin to Greek platýs broad, flat]
Plate
(pleɪt)n.
River, English name of Río de la Plata.
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plate
(plāt)Noun
1. A thin, flat sheet of metal or other material, especially one used as an electrode in a storage battery or capacitor.
2. In plate tectonics, one of the sections of the Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) that is in constant motion along with other sections. See more at tectonic boundary.
Verb
To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.
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plate
- assiette - A prepared dish of food, French for "plate, course of a meal."
- dish, plate - Dish is a more general term and plate is more specialized.
- plate - Etymologically, something "flat," from Latin plattus, "flat," and Greek platys, "broad."
- placard - Comes from French plaquier, "to plate; lay flat."
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plate
1. In cartography: a. a printing plate of zinc, aluminum, or engraved copper; b. collective term for all "states" of an engraved map reproduced from the same engraved printing plate; c. all detail to appear on a map or chart which will be reproduced from a single printing plate (e.g., the "blue plate" or the "contour plate").
2. In photography, a transparent medium, usually glass, coated with a photographic emulsion. See also diapositive.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Plate
tableware collectively.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
plate
Past participle: plated
Gerund: plating
| Imperative |
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| plate |
| plate |
| Present |
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| I plate |
| you plate |
| he/she/it plates |
| we plate |
| you plate |
| they plate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I plated |
| you plated |
| he/she/it plated |
| we plated |
| you plated |
| they plated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am plating |
| you are plating |
| he/she/it is plating |
| we are plating |
| you are plating |
| they are plating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have plated |
| you have plated |
| he/she/it has plated |
| we have plated |
| you have plated |
| they have plated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was plating |
| you were plating |
| he/she/it was plating |
| we were plating |
| you were plating |
| they were plating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had plated |
| you had plated |
| he/she/it had plated |
| we had plated |
| you had plated |
| they had plated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will plate |
| you will plate |
| he/she/it will plate |
| we will plate |
| you will plate |
| they will plate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have plated |
| you will have plated |
| he/she/it will have plated |
| we will have plated |
| you will have plated |
| they will have plated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be plating |
| you will be plating |
| he/she/it will be plating |
| we will be plating |
| you will be plating |
| they will be plating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been plating |
| you have been plating |
| he/she/it has been plating |
| we have been plating |
| you have been plating |
| they have been plating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been plating |
| you will have been plating |
| he/she/it will have been plating |
| we will have been plating |
| you will have been plating |
| they will have been plating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been plating |
| you had been plating |
| he/she/it had been plating |
| we had been plating |
| you had been plating |
| they had been plating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would plate |
| you would plate |
| he/she/it would plate |
| we would plate |
| you would plate |
| they would plate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have plated |
| you would have plated |
| he/she/it would have plated |
| we would have plated |
| you would have plated |
| they would have plated |
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