plates

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

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