faceplate

face·plate  (fsplt)

n.

1. A disk attached to the mandrel of a lathe to hold the work to be turned.

2. The glass front of a cathode-ray tube upon which the image is displayed.

3. A protective plate covering the human face, as of a welder or diver.

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faceplate [ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt]

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a perforated circular metal plate that can be attached to the headstock of a lathe in order to hold flat or irregularly shaped workpieces

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called surface plate a flat rigid plate used to check the flatness and squareness of the faces of a component

3. (Physics / General Physics) the part of a cathode-ray tube carrying the phosphor screen

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

faceplate - a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component) computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"