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Etymology
Old French plate � Medieval Latin plata � Vulgar Latin *plat(t)us � Medieval Greek �λα��� (broad, flat, wide).

Pronunciation
IPA|/pleɪt/
audio|en-us-plate.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪt|-eɪt

Noun
en-noun

1. A serving dish or food course.

#: We filled our plate from the bountiful table.

1. A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.

#: A clutch usually has two plates.

1. weightlifting A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
2. printing An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.

#: We finished making the plates this morning.

1. context|printing|photography An image or copy.
2. dentistry A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
3. construction A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
4. A decorative or food service item coated with silver.

#: The tea was served in the plate.

1. Cockney rhyming slang feet, from "plates of meat".

#: "Sit down and give your plates a rest"

1. baseball home plate; where the batter stands next to

#: There was a close play at the plate.

1. geology tectonic plate

Translations
trans-top|a serving dish
Albanian: pjatë f
Arabic: Arab|طب� IPAchar|(�ábaq) m
Catalan: plat m
Chinese: �� (pánzi)
Croatian: t+|hr|tanjir|m
Czech: t-|cs|talí�|m
Danish: t-|da|tallerken
Dutch: t+|nl|bord|n, t+|nl|dienblad|f
Esperanto: telero
Finnish: t+|fi|lautanen
French: t+|fr|assiette|f
German: t+|de|Teller|m
Greek: �ινάκι (pináci) n, �ιά�ο (pçáto) n, �ινάκιο (pinácio) n, �κε�ο� (scévos) n
Hungarian: t+|hu|tányér
Italian: t+|it|piatto|m
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Japanese: � (��, sara)
Korean: �� (jeopsi)
Kurdish: t+|ku|�اپ|sc=KUchar
Latin: catillus m
Occitan: sieta f
Polish: talerz m
Portuguese: t+|pt|prato|m
Romanian: t-|ro|farfurie|f
Russian: �а�елка (tarélka) f
Sardinian: prattu m
Scottish Gaelic: mias f, soitheach f
Serbian: tanjir
Spanish: t+|es|plato|m
Swahili: sahani
Swedish: t+|sv|fat, t+|sv|tallrik
Zulu: isitsha (nc 7)
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trans-top|a flat metallic object
Dutch: t+|nl|plaat|f
Finnish: t+|fi|levy
French: t+|fr|plaque|f
German: t+|de|Platte|f
Greek: έλα�μα (élazma) n, ��λλο (fílo) n, �λάκα (pláka) f, �ιά�ο (pçáto) n
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Portuguese: t+|pt|placa|f
Scottish Gaelic: lann m|f, clàr m
Serbian: plo�ast, tanjirast
Swedish: platta
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trans-top|(Printing): an engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper
Dutch: t+|nl|plaat|f
Finnish: painolaatta, painolevy
German: Druckstock m
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trans-top|(Printing, Photography): an image or copy
Spanish: t-|es|grabado|m
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trans-top|(Dentistry): a dental plate
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trans-top|(Construction): A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs
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trans-top|a decorative or food service item coated with silver
Dutch: dienblad n
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trans-top|(Cockney rhyming slang) feet
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trans-top|{{baseball home plate}}
Finnish: t+|fi|lautanen
Dutch: thuishonk
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trans-top|tectonic plate
Chinese:

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Russian: t+|ru|пли�а|f|trplitá|scCyrl
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Derived terms
plate armour
platemail

Verb
en-verb|plat|ing

1. 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.

1. To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.

#: After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.

1. To perform cunnilingus.

#: He fingered her as he plated her with his tongue.

Translations
trans-top|to cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material
Finnish: t-|fi|päällystää
French: t+|fr|plaquer
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German: ueberziehen|berziehen
Spanish: t-|es|chapar
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Derived terms
electroplate

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Baseball|plate

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