Definition of Plate. Meaning of Plate. Synonyms of Plate

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Definition of Plate

Plate
Plate Plate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plated; p. pr. & vb. n. Plating.] 1. To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping. 2. To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense. Thus plated in habiliments of war. --Shak. 3. To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness. 4. To beat into thin, flat pieces, or lamin[ae]. 5. To calender; as, to plate paper.

Meaning of Plate from wikipedia

- and dining Plate, the content of such a plate (for example: rice plate) Plate, to present food, on a plate Plate, forequarter cut of beef Plate, Germany...
- Plate tectonics (from Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Gr**** τεκτονικός (t****nikós) 'pertaining to building') is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere...
- registration plate, also known as a number plate (British, Indian and Australian English) or license plate (American English) or licence plate (Canadian...
- Tread plate, also known as checker plate and diamond plate, is a type of metal stock with a regular pattern or lines on one side for slip resistance. The...
- The Somali plate is a minor tectonic plate which straddles the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is currently in the process of separating from the...
- A plate in animal anatomy may refer to several things: an appendage of the Stegosauria group of dinosaurs articulated armoured plates covering the head...
- Pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. At 103 million km2 (40 million sq mi), it is the largest tectonic plate. The...
- A sill plate or sole plate in construction and architecture is the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached...
- The Eurasian plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of Eurasia (a landm**** consisting of the traditional continents of Asia and Europe), with the...
- A builder's plate is usually a metal plate that is attached to railway locomotives and rolling stock, bogies, construction equipment, trucks, automobiles...