Plate

Meaning

Noun

●

A

but almost

from which food is

or eaten.

●

Such

collectively.

●

The

of such a dish.

●

A

at a meal.

●

An

of

, problems, or responsibilities

●

A

of

thickness.

●

A

plate.

●

A

, especially of a

disc.

●

Plate armor.

●

A

of a

of something, usually

by the type of the

; plating

●

A

with such a layer.

●

An

or food

with

or

or otherwise decorated.

●

In Weightlifting:

A

, usually of

, with a

in the

for use with a

,

, or

machine.

●

In Printing:

An

used to

an

to paper.

●

In Photography & Printing:

An

or copy.

●

In Printing & Publishing:

An

in a

, either

black and white

, or

, usually on a

of

of different quality from the

s.

●

In Dentistry:

A

and

, usually

or

that

into the

and in which

are

; a

plate.

●

In Construction:

A

at the

or

of a group of

studs.

●

A

, from "plates of meat".

●

In Baseball & Baseball:

Home plate.

●

In Geology:

A

plate.

●

In Herpetology:

Any of various

found in some reptiles.

●

In Electricity & Engineering:

A

such as can be found in an

, or in an

tank.

●

In Electricity & Engineering:

The

of a

tube.

●

A

the

in a contest.

●

In Chemistry:

Any

of

such as

or plastic.

●

In Aviation:

A

, used to

with an airline's

,

, and

code.

●

In Aviation:

The ability of a

to

a particular airline.

●

In Australian English:

A VIN

,

the car's year of manufacture.

●

One of the

of the

of an animal.

●

A

for racehorses.

●

Skins for

of

,

together and

, but not

or fitted.

●

The

(

,

, etc.) on a

whose body is made from

material.

●

In Music:

A

, usually vinyl.

●

In Military:

trauma plate.

●

Precious

, especially silver.

●

Silver or

, in the form of a

, or less often

or

or dishes.

●

In Heraldic charges:

A

of

or argent.

Verb

●

To

the

of an

with a

of another

, usually a metal.

●

In Cooking & Photography:

To place the various

of a

on the diner's

serving.

●

In Baseball:

To

a run.

●

To

or

with

plates.

●

To

plates.

●

In Aviation:

To

which

a

will be

on

of.

●

In Philately:

to

based on their

on the

, in order to

an

.

●

In Philately:

To

the

used.

Name

●

The River Plate.

Sourced from

Origin

plate

English

plate

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

plata

Latin

Sourced from

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