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Mental :: Mental (n.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

Loricate :: Loricate (v.) Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo..

Diaphragm :: Diaphragm (n.) A plate with an opening, which is generally circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope..

Seam :: Seam (n.) Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc..

Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The distance between the centers of holes, as of rivet holes in boiler plates..

Level :: Level (n.) An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea..

Ganoidei :: Ganoidei (n. pl.) One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with bony plates, or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid scales..

Apron :: Apron (n.) A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon.

Plate :: Plate (v. t.) To calender; as, to plate paper..

Scapula :: Scapula (n.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise.

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

Endostoma :: Endostoma (n.) A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea.

Develop :: Develop (v. t.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view..

Batter :: Batter (v. t.) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.

Testimonial :: Testimonial (a.) Something, as money or plate, presented to a preson as a token of respect, or of obligation for services rendered..

Ridgeplate :: Ridgeplate (n.) See Ridgepole.

Calk :: Calk (v. t.) To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so fill the crevice..

Chalcographist :: Chalcographist (n.) An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper..

Occiput :: Occiput (n.) A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.

Photo-electrotype :: Photo-electrotype (n.) An electrotype plate formed in a mold made by photographing on prepared gelatine, etc..

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