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   plate

   /pleɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served: "he pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine" Similar dishplatterbowlsalverdinner plateside platesoup plateashetarchaic:trencherchargerrare:paten
   • ▪ an amount of food on a plate: "a plate of spaghetti" Similar platefulhelpingportionservingplatter
   • ▪ a main course of a meal, served on one plate: North American "he recommended the roast beef plate"
   • ▪ a plate of food contributed by a guest to a social gathering: Australian, New Zealand "he was invited to a party and asked to bring a plate"
   • ▪ a flat dish, typically made of metal or wood, passed round a church congregation in order to collect donations of money: "they brought round the collection plates"
   • ▪ a shallow glass dish on which a culture of cells or microorganisms may be grown: "a tissue culture plate"
   • 2. dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal: "an exhibition of the plate belonging to the college"
   • ▪ a silver or gold dish or trophy awarded as a prize in a race or competition: "she lifted the plate in victory"
   • ▪ a race or competition in which a silver or gold dish or trophy is awarded: "the final of the Ladies' Plate at Henley"
   • 3. 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" Similar panelsheetlayerlaminaleafpaneslab
   • ▪ a small, flat piece of metal or other material bearing a name or inscription and attached to a door or other object: "a discreet brass plate announced William Marsden, RA" Similar plaquenameplatedoor platetabletsignbrassmedallionplaquettecartouche
   • ▪ short for number plate
   • ▪ short for home plate
   • ▪ a horizontal timber laid along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists or rafters.
   • ▪ a light horseshoe for a racehorse.
   • 4. a thin, flat organic structure or formation: "the fused bony plates protect the tortoise's soft parts"
   • 5. each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface. "the Pacific Ocean plate"
   • 6. a sheet of metal, plastic, or other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed: "the correct alignment of the plates in four-colour printing"
   • ▪ a printed photograph, picture, or illustration, especially one on superior-quality paper in a book: "the book contains sixty colour plates" Similar pictureprintillustrationphotographphotoengravinglithographrare:vignette
   • ▪ 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 camera.
   • 7. a thin piece of plastic moulded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached.
   • ▪ a complete denture or orthodontic appliance. informal
   • 8. a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell.
   • ▪ the anode of a thermionic valve. North American

   verb

   • 1. cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.
   • ▪ cover (an object) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength: "the ship is plated in the bows with steel eighteen millimetres thick"
   • 2. serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates: "overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated"
   • 3. score or cause to score (a run or runs): "Matt Wignot plated two of Clarkson's runs"
   • 4. inoculate (cells or infective material) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a flat, thin sheet, usually of metal): from Old French, from medieval Latin plata ‘plate armour’, based on Greek platus ‘flat’. plate (sense 1 of the noun) represents Old French plat ‘platter, large dish’, also ‘dish of meat’, noun use of Old French plat ‘flat’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plateful noun
   • 2. plateless adjective
   • 3. plater noun

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7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPLATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › platePlate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A plate is a flat dish meant for serving one person's portion of food. It would make perfect sense to eat spaghetti from a plate, but you probably shouldn't use a plate for your soup.