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

- Look up Plate or plate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plate may refer to: Plate (dishware), a broad, mainly flat vessel commonly used to serve food...
- 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...
- River Plate, an Argentine sports club Club Atlético River Plate (women) Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, also known as River Plate Stadium...
- The Philippine Sea Plate or the Philippine Plate is a tectonic plate comprising oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the Philippine Sea, to the east...
- 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...
- 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...
- Club Atlético River Plate, commonly known as River Plate, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires....
- The Indian Plate (or India Plate) is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the Eastern Hemisphere. Originally a part of the ancient continent...
- Beef plate (also known as the short plate) is a forequarter cut from the belly of the cow, just below the rib cut. It is typically a cheap, tough, and...