plate

n.

1. A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.
2. 1. A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.
   2. A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.
3. 1. A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine: a boiler plate.
   2. A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.
   3. A license plate.
4. 1. A thin piece of metal used for armor.
   2. Armor made of such pieces.
5. Printing.
   1. A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.
   2. A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.
   3. A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used on the text pages.
6. Photography. A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.
7. Dentistry. A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.
8. Architecture. In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member, capping the exterior wall studs, upon which the roof rafters rest.
9. Baseball. Home plate.
10. 1. A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.
    2. The contents of such a dish: ate a plate of spaghetti.
    3. A whole course served on such a dish.
11. Service and food for one person at a meal: dinner at a set price per plate.
12. Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.
13. A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.
14. Sports.
    1. A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.
    2. A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.
15. A thin cut of beef from the brisket.
16. Biology.
    1. A thin flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.
    2. A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.
17. Electricity.
    1. An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.
    2. The anode in an electron tube.
18. Geology. In the theory of plate tectonics, one of the sections of the earth's lithosphere, constantly moving in relation to the other sections.
19. Informal. A schedule of matters to be dealt with: had a lot on my plate at work after vacation.

tr.v., plat·ed, plat·ing, plates.

1. To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.
2. To cover with armor plate: plate a warship.
3. Printing. To make a stereotype or electrotype from.
4. To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.
5. To arrange (food) on a plate, as for serving: "a choice of starters, entrées, and desserts plated just as they will appear when ordered" (John Edward Young).

[Middle English, from Old French, from feminine of plat, flat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Greek platus.]

plater plat'er n.

beneath a row of studs.
2. A hammer beam.

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[Ar]

A shallow vessel whose height is not greater than one-seventh of its diameter.

1. a flat structure or layer, as a flat layer of bone.
2. used as a fracture repair medium, including compression plates.
3. to apply a culture medium to a glass plate.
4. to cultivate bacteria on such plates.

• axial p. — the primitive streak of the embryo.
• basal p. — primordial ventral horn of the spinal cord.
• p. bender — a strong crimping device for manually bending a plate for a tricky bit of orthopedic repair.
• buttress p. (2) — a metal plate used in fracture repair to bridge and support a diaphyseal gap filled with a cancellous bone graft.
• cloacal p. — blind ending of the hindgut in the embryo.
• cribriform p. — a sievelike partition between the cranial and nasal cavities. The posterior surface is divided by the vertical ethmoidal crest into two concave surfaces which contain the olfactory bulbs. It contains many small perforations through which the filaments of the olfactory nerves pass.
• deck p. — see roof plate.
• dorsal p. — see roof plate.
• equatorial p. — the collection of chromosomes at the equator of the spindle in mitosis.
• floor p. — the unpaired ventral longitudinal zone of the neural tube; called also ventral plate.
• foot p. — the flat portion of the stapes.
• medullary p. — neural plate.
• muscle p. — myotome (2).
• nasal p. — region of modified skin around the nostrils in the embryonic carnivore or small ruminant.
• nasolabial p. — region of modified skin around the nostrils in the embryo of cattle.
• neural p. — a thickened band of ectoderm in the midbody region of the developing embryo, which develops into the neural tube; called also medullary plate.
• neutralization p. (2) — a bone plate placed to protect against the forces acting on the fracture site.
• orthopedic bone p. — a metal plate screwed to the two fragments of a fractured bone to provide fixation and permit healing in correct alignment.
• roof p. — the unpaired dorsal longitudinal zone of the neural tube; called also dorsal plate and deck plate.
• rostral p. — region of modified skin around the nostrils in the porcine embryo.
• sole p. — a mass of protoplasm in which a motor nerve ending is embedded.
• spinal p. — metal or plastic plates may used to stabilize thoracolumbar or lumbar spinal fractures. With one plate on each side of a row of dorsal spinal processes, they are bolted together in the spaces between processes.
• tarsal p. — one of the plates of connective tissue forming the framework of either (upper or lower) eyelid.
• tectorial p. — the roof of the ethmoidal labyrinth of the internal ear.
• tension band p. (2) — a bone plate placed on the tension side of a fracture and which counteracts tensile forces, converting them into compression forces at the fracture site.
• ventral p. — floor plate.

Conductive electrode in either a capacitor or battery. In vacuum tube technology, it is the name given to the anode.

(DOD, NATO) 1. In cartography: a. a printing plate of zinc, aluminum, or engraved copper; b. collective term for all "states" of an engraved map reproduced from the same engraved printing plate; c. all detail to appear on a map or chart which will be reproduced from a single printing plate (e.g., the "blue plate" or the "contour plate"). 2. In photography, a transparent medium, usually glass, coated with a photographic emulsion. See also diapositive.

IN BRIEF: n. - (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.

You can't hit a home run unless you step up to the plate. You can't catch fish unless you put your line in the water. You can't reach your goals if you don't try. — Kathy Seligman

A plate contains nourishment, so dreaming about a plate can refer metaphorically to how we nourish our emotional life. An empty plate can thus mean that our needs are not being fulfilled. If the plate is overly full, it could be alluding to the expression about being overly busy, having a "full plate."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plade, tavle, sølvtøj, tallerken, væddeløbspræmie, kunstig gane
v. tr. - belægge med plader, pansre

idioms:

• on a plate    på en tallerken
• on one's plate    på ens tallerken
• plate glass    spejlglas

Nederlands (Dutch)
bord, schotel, plaat, cliché, gerecht/gang, versnaperingen voor sociale bijeenkomst, vaatwerk van (edel) metaal, vergulde voorwerpen, renbeker, gebit(plaat), renijzer, borststuk (rundvlees), plateren, platteren, pantseren

Français (French)
n. - assiette, plat, plaque, tôle, plaque minéralogique, (gén) argenterie, (Relig) trésor, plaqué, planche hors-texte, (Imprim) planche, (Phot) plaque, (Dent) dentier, (Géol) plaque, (Zool) plaque, (Sport) plaque, coupe, (Méd) plaque
v. tr. - plaquer (avec, de)

idioms:

• on a plate    (GB, fig) apporter/présenter qch sur un plateau
• on one's plate    (avoir) beaucoup à faire
• plate glass    verre à vitre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Platte, Teller, Pokal, Tafelsilber, Tafel
v. - plattieren, panzern

idioms:

• on a plate    leicht erreichbar
• on one's plate    für jmds. Aufmerksamkeit bestimmt
• plate glass    Flachglas

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πιάτο, έλασμα, λάμα, φύλλο ή πλάκα μετάλλου, δίσκος, πλάκα, χρυσά ή αργυρά σκεύη, επίχρυσα ή επάργυρα σκεύη, επιτραπέζια σκεύη, (τυπογρ.) κλισέ
v. - επιμεταλλώνω, πετσώνω (επενδύω) με ελάσματα ή πλάκες

idioms:

• on a plate    εύκολα διαθέσιμο (κν. στο πιάτο)
• on one's plate    στο πιάτο μου, υπ' ευθύνη μου
• plate glass    χονδροκρύσταλλο (βιτρίνας κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
placcare, blindare, piatto, stampa, lastra, incisione

idioms:

• on a plate    gratuitamente
• on one's plate    da prendere in considerazione, interessante
• plate glass    cristallo, vetro da specchi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - placa (f), sinal (m), prato (m), chapa (f), revestimento de metal (m)
v. - revestir com metal, laminar, blindar, chapear

idioms:

• on a plate    de bandeja
• on one's plate    nas mãos de alguém, sob os cuidados de alguém
• plate glass    vidro laminado

Русский (Russian)
плющить, покрывать металлом, блюдо, пластина, плита

idioms:

• on a plate    на блюдечке
• on one's plate    на повестке дня, предстоит с этим справиться
• plate glass    из зеркального стекла, витрина

Español (Spanish)
n. - plato, grabado, cromo, estampa, lámina, plancha, chapa, placa, estereotipo
v. tr. - platear, blindar

idioms:

• on a plate    en bandeja de plata
• on one's plate    estar muy ocupado, tener entre manos
• plate glass    vidrio cilindrado, luna

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tallrik, fat, platta, tryckplåt, pläter, lösgom, pris, pokal
v. - klä med plåt, bepansra, plätera, försilvra/gylla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
盘子, 图版, 金属板, 镀金, 给...装钢板, 电镀

idioms:

• on a plate    在盘子上
• on one's plate    要做的工作
• plate glass    厚玻璃板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 盤子, 圖版, 金屬板
v. tr. - 鍍金, 給...裝鋼板, 電鍍

idioms:

• on a plate    在盤子上
• on one's plate    要做的工作
• plate glass    厚玻璃板

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쇠판, 문패
v. tr. - ~에 도금하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 皿, 一皿, 一人前の料理, 金属板, 板金, 食器類, 金属版, 感光板, 表札, 献金皿, 献金, プレート, 本塁, 義歯, 板ガラス
v. - めっきする, 板金をはる, 電気版にする

idioms:

• license plate    ナンバープレート
• on a plate    楽に, やすやすと
• on one's plate    自分で片付けねばならない
• plate glass    板ガラス
• plate tectonics    プレートテクトニクス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صفيحه عظميه أو قرنيه, صفيحه معدنيه, معدن نفيس, شريحه لحم, سبيكه فضيه, أطباق الطعام المقدمه إلى شخص واحد, الأنود : القطب الموجب م نبطاريها (فعل) يموه, يطلي, يصقل الورق, يكسو بصفائح معدنيه للوقايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צלחת, מנה, כלי-שולחן (מזהב), צלחת-תרומות, ציפוי, לוחית-שם, פרס, מירוץ-סוסים, לוח, ריקוע, תמונה, גלופה, שיניים תותבות, גביע למנצח, שכבת-סלע, מבנה אורגני שטוח, פרסת סוס קלה למירוץ, לוח-הדפסה, קורת-רוחב מתחת לתקרה‬
v. tr. - ‮ציפה, התקין לוח-דפוס‬

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