plate Meaning & Definition
What Does Plate Mean?
Plate is used as a noun meaning A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. It can also mean Such dishes collectively. As a verb, it means To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal. As a verb, it means (travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
Plate in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈpleɪ̯t// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | shell, home and scale |
| Plural | plates |
| Verb forms | plates, plating, plated |
Plate Definition (Noun)
- A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
- Such dishes collectively.
A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
- The contents of such a dish.
I ate a plate of beans.
- A course at a meal.
The meat plate was particularly tasty.
- An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.
- A flat object of uniform thickness.
The most important and most expensive part of any solar cell is a silicon plate.
- Vehicle license plates, registration plates.
He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.
- A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
- Plate armor.
He was confronted by two knights in full plate.
- A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.
- A material covered with such a layer.
If you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.
- An ornamental or food service item coated with silver or gold or otherwise decorated.
The tea was served in the plate.
- A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
- An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
We finished making the plates this morning.
- An image or copy.
- An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
- A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
- A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
- A person's foot.
Sit down and give your plates a rest.
- Home plate.
There was a close play at the plate.
- A tectonic plate.
- Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
- A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.
- The anode of a vacuum tube.
Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.
- A prize given to the winner in a contest.
- Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
- A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code.
- The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.
- A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
- One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
- A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
- Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
- The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
- A record, usually vinyl.
- trauma plate.
The SAPI plate in his vest protected him from the bullet's impact.
- Any of the potential romantic or sexual partners with whom a person keeps in touch as part of plate spinning.
More plates means more dates!
- A Lego piece that is thin, 1/3 the height of a brick, and has studs on top.
Plate as a Verb
- To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
- To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.
- To score a run.
The single plated the runner from second base.
- To arm or defend with metal plates.
- To beat into thin plates.
- To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.
- To categorize stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
- To identify the printing plate used, particularly with early British stamps.
Noun
- Precious metal, especially silver.
Noun
- Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes.
- A roundel of silver or argent.
Noun
- A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.
A clutch usually has two plates.
- A vehicle license plate.
He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.
- A decorative or food service item coated with silver or gold.
The tea was served in the plate.
- A foot, from "plates of meat".
Sit down and give your plates a rest.
- Plate armour.
He was confronted by two knights in full plate.
- Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes (from Spanish plata ("silver")).
- A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
- (travel industry) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code.
- (travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.
- (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
- (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
Verb
- (travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.
- To categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
- (particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used.
Synonyms of Plate
Plate synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Plate
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Plate in a Sentence
I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
I ate a plate of beans.
The meat plate was particularly tasty.
With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.
The most important and most expensive part of any solar cell is a silicon plate.
He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.
He was confronted by two knights in full plate.
The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.
If you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.
The tea was served in the plate.
We finished making the plates this morning.
Sit down and give your plates a rest.
There was a close play at the plate.
Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.
The SAPI plate in his vest protected him from the bullet's impact.
More plates means more dates!
This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.
After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.
The single plated the runner from second base.
Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.
A clutch usually has two plates.
Word Forms & Grammar
plate (countable and uncountable, plural plates)
plate (third-person singular simple present plates, present participle plating, simple past and past participle plated)
plate (usually uncountable, plural plates)
plate (plural plates)
Words That Rhyme With Plate
Origin of Plate
Origin 1: From Middle English plate, from Old French plate, from Medieval Latin plata, from Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat, wide”). Compare Spanish plato, Portuguese prato, French plat, and Italian piatto.
Origin 2: (foot): Cockney rhyming slang, from "plates of meat" for "feet".
Origin 3: From Middle English platen, from Old English platian and Old French plater, both ultimately from Latin plata (see above).
Origin 4: From Middle English, partly from Anglo-Norman plate (“plate, bullion”) and partly from Latin plata (“silver”), from Vulgar Latin *platta (“metal plate”), from feminine of Latin *plattus (“flat”).
How Do You Say Plate?
Plate is pronounced //ˈpleɪ̯t// and has 1 syllable.
Plate: Your Questions Answered
Is plate a noun or a verb?
Plate is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for plate?
You can replace plate with words such as shell, home and scale. See the full list of plate synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of plate?
The plural of plate is plates.
What is the past tense of plate?
The past tense of plate is plated. The present participle is plating.