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faceplate

 
Dictionary: face·plate   (fās'plāt') pronunciation
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n.
  1. A disk attached to the mandrel of a lathe to hold the work to be turned.
  2. The glass front of a cathode-ray tube upon which the image is displayed.
  3. A protective plate covering the human face, as of a welder or diver.

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Any protective plate, such as an escutcheon or the plate over a mortised lock.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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