PLATE

Definition of PLATE

  1. (noun)(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
  2. (noun)a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
  3. (noun)a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
  4. (noun)dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
  5. (noun)the quantity contained in a plate
  6. (noun)a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  7. (noun)the thin under portion of the forequarter
  8. (noun)a main course served on a plate
  9. (noun)any flat platelike body structure or part
  10. (noun)the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
  11. (noun)a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
  12. (noun)structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
  13. (noun)a shallow receptacle for collection in church
  14. (noun)a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
  15. (noun)a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
  16. (verb)coat with a layer of metal
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