Plate
[pleɪt] or [plet]
Definition
(noun.) dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.
(noun.) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners).
(noun.) a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.
(noun.) a shallow receptacle for collection in church.
(noun.) structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.
(noun.) a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).
(noun.) a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded.
(noun.) the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube.
(noun.) any flat platelike body structure or part.
(noun.) a main course served on a plate; 'a vegetable plate'; 'the blue plate special'.
(noun.) the thin under portion of the forequarter.
(noun.) a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
(noun.) the quantity contained in a plate.
(verb.) coat with a layer of metal; 'plate spoons with silver'.
Typed by Lisa--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
(n.) Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
(n.) Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver.
(n.) Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold.
(n.) A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table.
(n.) A piece of money, usually silver money.
(n.) A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.
(n.) A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates.
(n.) That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
(n.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters.
(n.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
(n.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light.
(n.) A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
(v. t.) To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping.
(v. t.) To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense.
(v. t.) To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.
(v. t.) To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminae.
(v. t.) To calender; as, to plate paper.
Editor: Vince
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Lamina, layer.[2]. Dish, platter.
Inputed by Evelyn
Definition
n. something flat: a thin piece of metal: wrought gold and silver: household utensils in gold and silver: a shallow dish nearly flat: an engraved piece of metal.—v.t. to overlay with a coating of plate or metal: to arm or defend with metal plates: to adorn with metal: to beat into thin plates.—n. Plate′-arm′our armour of strong metal plates for protecting ships-of-war &c.—adj. Plā′ted covered with plates of metal for strength as ships: covered with a coating of a more precious metal: (zool.) covered with hard scales.—ns. Plate′-fleet (Milt.) vessels used for carrying precious metals; Plate′ful as much as a plate will hold; Plate′-glass a fine kind of glass cast in thick plates used for mirrors and large shop-windows; Plate′-lay′er a workman whose occupation it is to lay the rails of a railway and fix them to the sleepers; Plate′-mark a mark or stamp on gold or silver plate to indicate its purity and the place where it was made; Plate′-pow′der a composition of rouge and prepared chalk used for cleaning gold and silver plate and plated articles; Plate′-print′ing the process of printing from engraved plates; Plā′ter one who plates articles with a coating of gold or silver; Plate′-rack a frame for holding plates &c. when not in use; Plate′-warm′er an apparatus in which plates are warmed before the fire; Plā′ting the covering of an inferior metal with one of the precious metals: a thin coating of metal on another.—adj. Plā′ty like a plate.—Half′-plate in photography a size of plate measuring 4?by 6?in. (4?by 5?in U.S.); Quar′ter-plate 3?by 4?in.; Whole′-plate 6?by 8?in.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
Copper plate seen in a dream, is a warning of discordant views causing unhappiness between members of the same household.
For a woman to dream of plates, denotes that she will practise economy and win a worthy husband. If already married, she will retain her husband's love and respect by the wise ordering of his household. See Dishes.
Editor: Terence
Examples
- A clean plate of glass is coated with collodion sensitized with iodides of potassium, etc. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The suitor, kissing the hem of the garment again before relinquishing it, replied, Habraham Latharuth, on thuthpithion of plate. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Take Miss Sedley's plate away, at last he said. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- To obtain a true photograph, the negative is placed on a piece of sensitive photographic paper, or paper coated with a silver salt in the same manner as the plate and films. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The coach-tax and plate tax are examples of the former method of imposing; the greater part of the other duties of excise and customs, of the latter. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- After getting our lunch and upon reaching the sidewalk, Borst opened his mouth, and said: 'That's a great place; a plate of cakes, a cup of coffee, and a Russian bath, for ten cents. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The ray of light from A at the bottom of the object passes through the lens at an angle, and continues in a straight line until interrupted by the film or plate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I must reproach her with her faults, and then--she will throw the plates and dishes in my face! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Let me see the plates. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The 'young gal' likewise occasioned me some uneasiness: not so much by neglecting to wash the plates, as by breaking them. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Let us assume that we have a painting or a drawing in colors from which it is desired to produce a set of printing plates to produce that drawing in facsimile. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- So far Morse had only used his recorder over a few yards of wire, his electro-magnet had been of the simplest make, and his battery was a single pair of plates. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- There were a couple of shelves, with a few plates and cups and saucers; and a pair of stage shoes and a couple of foils hung beneath them. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The plates came that afternoon, the doctor had said by God he would have them that afternoon and he did. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He had never been suspected of stealing a silver tea-pot; he had been maligned respecting a mustard-pot, but it turned out to be only a plated one. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The daguerreotype was made on a thin sheet of copper, silver plated on one side, polished to a high degree of brilliancy, and made sensitive by exposing it to the fumes of iodine. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The metal underlying the silver plate of the best plated teaspoons is of nickel silver, a trade name for a metal composed of nickel, copper and zinc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When spoons are to be plated, they are hung in a bath of silver nitrate side by side with a thick slab of pure silver, as in Figure 209. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In 1834 Henry Bessemer electro-plated lead castings with copper in the production of antique relief heads. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Practically all silver, gold, and nickel plating is done in this way; machine, bicycle, and motor attachments are not solid, but are of cheaper material electrically plated with nickel. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Many of the old family pieces of Sheffield have found their way into the melting pot in exchange for the modern electro-plated silverware. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Practically all silver, gold, and nickel plating is done in this way; machine, bicycle, and motor attachments are not solid, but are of cheaper material electrically plated with nickel. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In 1840 Murray used plumbago to make non-conducting surfaces conductive for electro-plating. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- No matter how heavy the plate, if it is not properly burnished or hardened after plating, the article will not give satisfaction in long wear. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1841 Smee employed his battery for electro-plating with various metals. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- One man there has discovered the art of plating copper with silver. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When the spoon emerges from the plating solution (see No. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In 1839 Jordan also describes an electro-plating process. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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