Code:
plate
plāt/Submit
noun
noun: plate; plural noun: plates
1.
a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served.
synonyms: dish, platter, salver, paten, charger; historicaltrencher
"a dinner plate"
an amount of food on a plate.
"a plate of spaghetti"
synonyms: plateful, helping, portion, serving
"a plate of spaghetti"
a flat dish, typically made of metal or wood, passed around a church congregation in order to collect donations of money.
NORTH AMERICAN
a course of a meal, served on one plate.
"I'll have the salad plate"
BIOLOGY
a shallow glass dish on which a culture of cells or microorganisms may be grown.
dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal.
a silver or gold dish or trophy awarded as a prize in a race or competition.
"she lifted the plate in victory"
BRITISH
a race or competition in which a silver or gold trophy is awarded.
"the final of the Ladies' Plate at Henley"
2.
a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine.
"he underwent surgery to have a steel plate put into his leg"
synonyms: panel, sheet, layer, pane, slab
"steel plates"
a small, flat piece of metal or other material bearing a name or inscription and attached to a door or other object.
"a brass plate with her initials"
synonyms: plaque, sign, tablet, cartouche
"a brass plate on the door"
short for license plate.
"the car had Vermont plates"
BOTANYZOOLOGY
a thin, flat organic structure or formation.
"the fused bony plates protect the tortoise's soft parts"
GEOLOGY
each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that together make up the earth's surface.
BASEBALL
short for home plate.
a piece of lumber laid horizontally along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists or rafters.
a light horseshoe for a racehorse.
3.
a sheet of metal, plastic, or some other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed.
a printed photograph, picture, or illustration, especially one on superior-quality paper in a book.
synonyms: picture, print, illustration, photograph, photo
"the book has color plates"
a thin sheet of metal, glass, or other substance coated with a light-sensitive film on which an image is formed, used in larger or older types of cameras.
4.
a thin piece of plastic molded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached.
informal
a complete denture or orthodontic appliance.
5.
a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell.
NORTH AMERICAN
the anode of a thermionic tube.
verb
verb: plate; 3rd person present: plates; past tense: plated; past participle: plated; gerund or present participle: plating; adjective: -plated
1.
cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal.
"she had already taken the coin to a jeweler to be plated"
cover (an object) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength.
synonyms: cover, coat, overlay, laminate, veneer; More
2.
serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates before a meal.
"overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated"
3.
BASEBALL
score (a run or runs); cause (someone) to score.
4.
BIOLOGY
inoculate (cells or infective material) onto a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers.