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plate  (plt)

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.

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 on the 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, capping the exterior wall studs, upon which the roof rafters rest.

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 the brisket.

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.

18. Geology In the theory of plate tectonics, one of the sections of the earth's lithosphere, constantly moving in relation to the other sections.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from feminine of plat, flat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Greek platus; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

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plater n.

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plate

Noun

1. a shallow dish made of porcelain, earthenware, glass, etc., on which food is served

2. Also called: (plateful) the contents of a plate

3. a shallow dish for receiving a collection in church

4. flat metal of even thickness obtained by rolling

5. a thin coating of metal usually on another metal

6. dishes or cutlery made of gold or silver

7. a sheet of metal, plastic, or rubber having a printing surface produced by a process such as stereotyping

8. a print taken from such a sheet or from a woodcut

9. a thin flat sheet of a substance, such as glass

10. a small piece of metal or plastic with an inscription, fixed to another surface: a brass name plate

11. Photog a sheet of glass coated with photographic emulsion on which an image can be formed by exposure to light

12. Informal same as denture

13. Anat any flat platelike structure

14. a cup awarded to the winner of a sporting contest, esp. a horse race

15. any of the rigid layers of the earth's crust

16. have a lot on one's plate to have many pressing things to deal with

17. on a plate acquired without trouble: he got the job handed to him on a plate

Verb

[plating, plated]

1. to coat (a metal surface) with a thin layer of another metal

2. to cover with metal plates, usually for protection

3. to form (metal) into plate, usually by rolling [Old French: something flat]

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plate  (plt)

Noun

1. A thin, flat sheet of metal or other material, especially one used as an electrode in a storage battery or capacitor, or as the anode of an electron tube.

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. It is the interaction of the plates that causes mountains, volcanos, and other land features to form and that causes earthquakes to occur. Six major plates and numerous smaller ones are recognized. See more at tectonic boundary.

Verb

To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.

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Plate tableware collectively.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plate - (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" home base, home plate, home baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" bag, base - a place that the runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag"
	2.	plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic baffle, baffle board - a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy cylinder head - a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump damper - a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace disk, disc - a flat circular plate engraving - a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed fin keel - a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability fishplate - metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams storage-battery grid, grid - a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material gusset plate, gusset - a metal plate used to strengthen a joist lamella - thin plate license plate, numberplate - a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number L-plate - a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner nameplate - a plate bearing a name plate iron - a plate of iron platen - the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type plessimeter, pleximeter - a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width tap - a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
	3.	plate - a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) fashion plate - a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress illustration - a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
	4.	plate - dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten dessert plate - a small plate on which dessert can be served dinner plate - a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal flatware - tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece paper plate - a disposable plate made of cardboard salad bowl, salad plate - a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad soup plate - a deep plate with a wide rim steel plate - a plate of steel
	5.	plate - the quantity contained in a plate     plateful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	6.	plate - a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly crustal plate crust, Earth's crust - the outer layer of the Earth
	7.	plate - the thin under portion of the forequarter cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle
	8.	plate - a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special" entree, main course - the principal dish of a meal
	9.	plate - any flat platelike body structure or part operculum - a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted comb - ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" frill - (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs lamina - a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
	10.	plate - the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube anode - a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube, tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
	11.	plate - a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded photographic plate quarter plate - a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
	12.	plate - structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" wall plate - plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load
	13.	plate - a shallow receptacle for collection in church collection plate receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
	14.	plate - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) scale, shell armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire horseshoe, shoe - U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof shell plating - the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship shield - a protective covering or structure
	15.	plate - a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth dental plate, denture bridgework, bridge - a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth dental appliance - a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth false teeth - a removable denture partial denture - a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch
Verb	1.	plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" tin - prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" tin - plate with tin silver - coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace" nickel - plate with nickel; "nickel the plate" electroplate - coat with metal by electrolysis; "electroplate the watch" chrome, chromium-plate - plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" gold plate, gold-plate, goldplate - plate with gold; "goldplate a watch" silver-plate, silverplate - plate with silver; "silverplate a watch"

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plate

noun 1. platter, dish, dinner plate, salver, trencher (archaic)

noun 2. helping, course, serving, dish, portion, platter, plateful

noun 3. layer, panel, sheet, slab

noun 4. illustration, picture, photograph, print, engraving, lithograph

verb 5. coat, gild, laminate, face, cover, silver, nickel, overlay, electroplate, anodize, platinize

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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.

Translations

plate [pleɪt] n (= dish) → plato;

(metal, in book) → lámina;

(PHOT), (on door) → placa;

(AUT) (= number plate); matrícula

plate [pleɪt] n (= dish) → assiette f (= sheet of metal), (on door) (Phot) → plaque f;

(Typ) → cliché m;

(in book) → gravure f;

(dental) → dentier m;

(Aut) (= number plate); plaque minéralogique;

gold/silver plate (dishes) → vaisselle f d'or/d'argent

plate [pleɪt] n → Teller m;

(metal cover) → Platte f;

(Typ) → Druckplatte f;

(Aut) → Nummernschild nt;

(in book) (picture) → Tafel f;

(also: dental plate) → Gaumenplatte f;

(on door) → Schild nt;

gold/silver plate → vergoldeter/versilberter Artikel m;

that necklace is just plate → die Halskette ist nur vergoldet/versilbert

plate [pleɪt] n (= dish) → piatto (= sheet of metal); lamiera;

(PHOT) → lastra;

(TYP) → cliché m inv;

(in book) → tavola;

(on door) → targa, targhetta;

(AUT) (= number plate); targa (= dishes): gold plate → vasellame m d'oro;

silver plate → argenteria

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plate

n plate [pleit]

1 a shallow dish for holding food etc china plates.bordصَحْن مُسَطَّح من خَزَف الصّينيблюдоtalířtallerken; -tallerkendie Platteπιάτοplatotaldrikبشقابlautanenassietteצַלָחָתप्लेटtanjurtányérpiringdiskurpiatto皿접시lėkštėšķīvispingganbordtallerken; fattalerzpratofarfurieтарелкаtanier, misa, podnoskrožniktanjirfat, tallrikจานtabak盤子тарілкаپليٹ، برتنcái đĩa盘子

2 a sheet of metal etc The ship was built of steel plates.plaatصَفيحَة مَعدَنِيَّهплочаplátplade; -pladedie Platteμεταλλικό φύλλο, έλασμα, λαμαρίναplacaplaatصفحه؛ ورقlevyplaqueלוּחַथाली, रकाबीpločalemezlembaran logammálmplatalamiera板金판금lakštas(metāla) plātneplatplaatmetallplatearkuszchapafoaie de metal/de tablăлист, полосаplát, doskaploščametalna pločicaplatta, plåtแผ่นโลหะtabaka, levha(金屬)板плита, листدھات کي چادر، پتراtấm（金属）板

3 articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver a collection of gold plate.plateringأدوات من الفِضَّة أو الذَّهَبсребърни/златни прибориstolní náčinísølvtøjdas Geschirrχρυσά ή ασημένια σκεύηvajillalauahõbeظروف فلزی یا اندود شدهhopea- ja kultaesineetargenterieצִיפּוּיसोने-चांदी के बर्तनsuđe od sreba i sl.ezüst(nemű)barang berlapis emasmunir með silfur-/gullhúðargenteria食器類금은제 식기류brangūs dirbiniai/stalo reikmenysapsudraboti/apzeltīti izstrādājumiplatplateerwerk(gull-/sølv-)plettprzedmioty pozłacane/posrebrzanebaixelaveselă (de argint sau de aur)изделия из золота, серебраpozlátený / postriebrený príbor / riadzlatnina, srebrninaposuđepläter, pläteringโล่รางวัลkaplama(總稱)金銀餐具столове сріблоسونے چاندي کے برتن يا ملمع برتنđồ mạ（总称）金银餐具

4 a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing. plaatأداة مَعْدَنِيَّة لِحَفْر الأسْماءтабелаtabulka, štítekdørskiltdas Schildταμπέλα, πλάκαplaca(nime)tahvelپلاکkilpiplaqueשֶׁלֶטपट्टिकाplaketanévtáblapelatskiltitarga標札금속문패; (인쇄용) 금속판(版)lentelė, matricaplāksnīte; klišejaplatplaat, naambord(navne)plate, skilttabliczka, matrycaplacaplăcuţăтабличка, дощечка;печатная формаštočok; štítokploščica z imenommetalna pločicaplatta, plåt, skyltแผ่นโลหะที่จารึกไว้เป็นป้ายชื่อplâka, isim levhası(金屬做的)門牌дощечка з прізвищемنام کي تختيbiển/ bảng（金属做的）门牌

5 an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper The book has ten full-colour plates.plaatصورَة تَوضيحِيَّة على صَفْحَةٍ كتابрелефна илюстрацияtabule, listplanchedie Bildtafelεικόναlámina, grabadotahvelعکس چاپیplanssiplancheאִיוּרपुस्तक में तस्वीरेंprilog,stranicatáblailustrasiprentuð myndillustrazioneさし絵별지 인쇄 삽화iliustracija, estampasilustrācijagambarillustratieplansjeplansza, rycinaestampailu­straţieвклейка, иллюстрацияilustrácia, obrazová prílohailustracijailustracijaillustration, planschภาพที่พิมพ์สอดใส่ในหนังสือtam sayfa resim(書中的)整頁插圖вклейка, ілюстрація на окремому аркушіکتاب کي تصويرảnh minh họa（书中的）整页插图

6 (also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it. plaatjieطَقْم أسْنان إصْطِناعِيَّهченеumělý chrupprotesedas Gebißτεχνητή οδοντοστοιχίαdentadura (postiza)hambaproteesدندان مصنوعیhammasproteesidentierפְּלָטָה לְשִׁינַיִיםनकली दांत का एक हिस्साumjetno zubaloműfogsorpelatgervigómur/-tennurdentiera義歯床의치상(義齒床)(dantų) plokštelėzobu plategigi palsuprothesetannprotesepłyta dentystycznaplacaplacă/proteză (dentară)вставная челюстьumelý chrupzobna protezakorektivna protezalösgom, tandprotesฟันปลอมtakma damak假牙托вставна щелепаمصنوعي دانتhàm răng giả假牙托

7 a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography. plaatلَوْح زُجاجي يُسْتَعْمَل في التَّصْويرплакаdeskanegativpladedie Platteπλάκαplacafotoplaatگراورvalokuvauslevyplaqueלוּחफोटोग्राफी में उपयोग होने वाला शीशे का पत्तरfotografska pločalemezpelatljósmyndaplatalastra感光板plokštelėfotoplateplatplaattørrplate; negativplatekliszachapaplacă (foto­gra­fică)фотопластинкаdoskafotografska ploščafotografska pločatorrplåtแผ่นกระจกfotoğraf klişesi感光板фотопластинкаکانچ کا ورقtấm kính ảnh感光板

adj ˈplated

covered with a thin layer of a different metal gold-plated dishes.geplateerمُغَطّى بطَبَقَةٍ مَعْدَنِيَّهпозлатен и прplátovanýbelagt; -belagtversilbert, vergoldetεπιμεταλλωμένοςchapadoplakeeritudآبکاری شدهkullattuplaquéמְצוּפֶּהपट्टितobloženo,pocinčati,posrebrenofémmel bevontberlapismálmhúðaðurplaccato－めっきの도금한padengtasapsudrabots; apzeltītsbersadurplaterenplettert, i gull-/sølvplettpokryty, powleczonyrevestidoplacat (cu)покрытый тонким слоем металлаplátovaný; pokovovanýprevlečen s kovinopresvučenpläterad, försilvrad, förgylldซึ่งชุบด้วยทอง เงิน หรือโลหะ... kaplama鍍...的такий, що вкритий шаром іншого металуکسي دھات کا پاني چڑھاناmạ镀...的

n ˈplateful

the complete contents of a plate a plateful of potatoes; two platefuls of chips.bord volمِلء صَحْنпълна чинияtalířtallerken; portioneinen Teller voll(γεμάτο) πιάτοplatotaldrikutäisبه گنجایش یک بشقابlautasellinenassiett(é)eצַלַחַת מְלֵאָהप्लेट भरtanjur nečegatányérnyisepiringdiskfyllipiatto皿一杯한 접시(의 분량)lėkštėpilns šķīvispinggan penuhbord, bordvoltallerkenfull(pełen) talerzpratadafarfurieполная тарелкаtanierpoln krožnik (česa)pun tanjirtallrikจำนวนเต็มจานtabak dolusu滿盤повна тарілкаپليٹ بھر کرđĩa đầy满盘

n ˈplating

a thin covering of metal silver-plating.plateringطِلاء، تَصْفيحпозлата и прplátování, povlakbelægning; -belægningdie Versilberung, die Vergoldungεπιμετάλλωσηrevestimiento, chapadoplakeeringروکش فلزیsilaus, hopeointiplacageצִפוּיधातु का आवरण चढ़ानाkovna oplata,galvanizacijafémbevonatlapisanmálmhúðplaccaturaめっき도금danga[]sudrabojums; []zeltījumssadurlaagjeplettering, metalloverdragpowleczenie, pokrycierevestimentoplacareметаллическое покрытиеplátovanie; pokovovaniekovinska prevlekametalna prevlakaplätering, försilvring, förgyllningโลหะที่เคลือบอยู่ชั้นนอกkaplama鍍層покриттяدھات کا پاني چڑھاناlớp mạ镀层

plate glass

a kind of glass made in thick sheets for windows, mirrors etc. plaatglasزُجاج مُصَفَّح كَثيفшлифовано стъклоzrcadlové sklospejlglasdas Scheibenglasκρύσταλλοvidrio/cristal cilindrado; lunapeegelklaasشیشه جامtasolasiverre à vitre (très épais)זְכוּכִית רְקוּעָהपट्टिका कांचdebelo ravno staklo (za izloge)táblaüveglembaran kacaglugga-/speglagler(cristallo in lastre)板ガラス두꺼운 판유리veidrodinis stiklasspoguļstikls; vitrīnu stiklskepingan kacaspiegelglasvindusglass; speilglassszkło taflowevidro laminadosticlă de geamuri/ oglinzi etc.толстое листовое стеклоzrkadlové sklodebelo steklostaklo za izlogeslipat planglas, spegelglasแผ่นกระจากหน้าต่างร้านayna, pencere camı厚玻璃板дзеркальне склоموٹا شيشہ جس سے کھڑکي وغيرہ کي چادر بنائي جائےtấm kính trong dầy厚玻璃板