plateholder

plate·hold·er

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleyt-hohl-der]
- /ˈpleɪtˌhoʊl dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleyt-hohl-der]
- /ˈpleɪtˌhoʊl dər/

Definition of plateholder word

noun plateholder a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing. 1

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Origin of plateholder

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; plate1 + holder

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Parts of speech for Plateholder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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plateholder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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