Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleyt]
- /pleɪt/
- /pleɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleyt]
- /pleɪt/
Definitions of plate word
- noun plate the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond. 1
- verb with object plate to coat (metal) with a thin film of gold, silver, nickel, etc., by mechanical or chemical means. 1
- verb with object plate to cover or overlay with metal plates for protection. 1
- verb with object plate Metalworking. to forge (a bloom or the like) into a broad piece. to hammer (cutlery) gently to produce an even surface. 1
- verb with object plate Printing. to make a stereotype or electrotype plate from (type). 1
- verb with object plate Papermaking. to give a high gloss to (paper), as on supercalendered paper. 1
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Origin of plate
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French: literally, something flat, noun use of feminine of plat flat1 < Vulgar Latin *plattus, akin to Greek platýs broad, flat
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Parts of speech for Plate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plate
noun plate
- armor — covering worn to protect the body against weapons
- banality — the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality: the banality of everyday life.
- boiler — A boiler is a device which burns gas, oil, electricity, or coal in order to provide hot water, especially for the central heating in a building.
- boulder — A boulder is a large rounded rock.
- chestnut — A chestnut or chestnut tree is a tall tree with broad leaves.
verb plate
- aurify — to turn into gold
- coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
- crusted — If something is crusted with a substance, it is covered with a hard or thick layer of that substance.
- foliate — covered with or having leaves.
- foliated — covered with or having leaves.
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