Plate

v. cover with a thin layer of metal, coat with metal

n. flat dish for serving food; portion; dishes; covering, coating; board; name plate, small board inscribed with a name

Plate may refer to:Plate (dishware)Plate (structures), in mechanicsA flat piece of metal used in orthopedics to connect the two parts of a broken bone, such as a dynamic compression platePlate armor, body armor made of metal platesPlate electrode, part of a vacuum tubeChristina Plate (1965-), German actressHome plate, a piece of equipment in baseballPhotographic plate, a type of filmPrinting plate, in lithographyRiver Plate, a river in Uruguay and ArgentinaSteel plate, sheet metal in a thicker formTectonic plate, in geologyVehicle registration plateAppendages of dinosaurs of the infraorders Stegosauria and AnkylosauriaRoundel argent, in British heraldrySterling silver cutlery and dishwarePlatingTourelle de la Plate, a lighthouse in France,Club Atlético River Plate, an Argentine football club based in Buenos AiresPlate, Germany, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Plate 1. a flat structure or layer, as a thin layer of bone. 2. dental p. 3. to apply a culture medium to a Petri dish. 4. [more]Plate - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
(hypernym) sheet, flat solid
(hyponym) baffle, baffle board
2. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
(synonym) home plate, home base, home
(hypernym) base, bag
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
3. a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
(hypernym) illustration
(hyponym) fashion plate
4. dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
(hypernym) flatware
(hyponym) dessert plate
5. the quantity contained in a plate
(synonym) plateful
(hypernym) containerful
6. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
(synonym) crustal plate
(hypernym) crust, Earth's crust
7. the thin under portion of the forequarter
(hypernym) cut of beef
8. a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
(hypernym) entree, main course
9. any flat platelike body structure or part
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(hyponym) operculum
10. the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
(hypernym) anode
(part-holonym) tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
11. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
(synonym) photographic plate
(hypernym) sheet, flat solid
(hyponym) quarter plate
12. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
(hypernym) structural member
(hyponym) wall plate
(part-holonym) structure, construction
13. a shallow receptacle for collection in church
(synonym) collection plate
(hypernym) receptacle
14. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(synonym) scale, shell
(hypernym) shield
(hyponym) armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
15. a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
(synonym) denture, dental plate
(hypernym) dental appliance
(hyponym) bridge, bridgework
16. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate"
(synonym) catcher
(hypernym) position
(member-holonym) baseball team
Verb
1. coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"
(hypernym) coat, surface
(hyponym) tin

adj. flat, even, straight; dull, vapid, insipid