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 the Late Latin: tectonicus, from the Ancient Gr****: τεκτονικός, lit. 'pertaining to building') is the generally accepted scientific...
- registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate (US English and Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached...
- The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landm**** consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and...
- River Plate, an Argentine sports club Club Atlético River Plate (women) Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, also known as River Plate Stadium...
- 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...
- 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 lip plate, also known as a lip plug, lip disc, or mouth plate is a form of body modification. Increasingly large discs (usually circular, and made...
- An agar plate is a Petri dish that contains a growth medium solidified with agar, used to culture microorganisms. Sometimes selective compounds are added...
- The Anatolian Plate is a continental tectonic plate that is separated from the Eurasian plate and the Arabian plate by the North Anatolian Fault and the...