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Patine :: Patine (n.) A plate. See Paten.

Herapathite :: Herapathite (n.) The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in thin plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light..

Gular :: Gular (a.) Pertaining to the gula or throat; as, gular plates. See Illust. of Bird, and Bowfin..

Kaleidophone :: Kaleidophone () An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations..

Plate :: Plate (n.) Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.

Platefuls :: Platefuls (pl. ) of Platefu.

Engraving :: Engraving (n.) An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print..

Breastplate :: Breastplate (n.) A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod..

Anastatic :: Anastatic (a.) Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.

Ballet :: Ballet (n.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color..

Pegasus :: Pegasus (n.) A genus of small fishes, having large pectoral fins, and the body covered with hard, bony plates. Several species are known from the East Indies and China..

Driver :: Driver (n.) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier..

Deflagrator :: Deflagrator (n.) A form of the voltaic battery having large plates, used for producing rapid and powerful combustion..

Sheet :: Sheet (v. t.) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like; a plate; a leaf..

Plateau :: Plateau (n.) A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land..

Microphotograph :: Microphotograph (n.) An enlarged representation of a microscopic object, produced by throwing upon a sensitive plate the magnified image of an object formed by a microscope or other suitable combination of lenses..

Wire :: Wire (n.) A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel..

Electrophorus :: Electrophorus (n.) An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal..

Scissel :: Scissel (n.) The slips or plates of metal out of which circular blanks have been cut for the purpose of coinage.

Electrotypy :: Electrotypy (n.) The process of producing electrotype plates. See Note under Electrotype, n..

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