face·plate (f s plt )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. |
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
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| 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" |
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