Definition of plate

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Plate (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..

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Keelson :: Keelson (n.) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship..
Plate :: Plate (n.) A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates..
Polytype :: Polytype (a.) Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate..
Soleplate :: Soleplate (n.) A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a quality or attribute..
Plate :: Plate (v. t.) To calender; as, to plate paper..
Scaphocerite :: Scaphocerite (n.) A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of the antennae of many Crustacea.
Billboard :: Billboard (n.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on..
Stenciled :: Stencil (n.) A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over it. Called also stencil plate..
Septum :: Septum (n.) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
Dauber :: Dauber (n.) A pad or ball of rags, covered over with canvas, for inking plates; a dabber..
Turntable :: Turntable (n.) A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate..
Developer :: Developer (n.) A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, or otherwise, is developed and visible..
Laminable :: Laminable (a.) Capable of being split into laminae or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip..
Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) The revolving platen or bed which produces the impression or carries the type in a cylinder press.
Putter :: Putter (n.) One who puts or plates.
Backplate :: Backplate (n.) A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back; armor for the back..
Plate :: Plate (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..
Mesethmoid :: Mesethmoid (n.) The median vertical plate, or median element, of the ethmoid bone..
Blower :: Blower (n.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc..
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