Thesaurus results for PLATE

plate

noun

ˈplāt

Definition of plate

as in scale

a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale the tiny silver plates on the brooch are arranged to look like fish scales

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as in diagram

something that visually explains or decorates a text the book's color plate illustrates the internal organs of the human body

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Recent Examples of plate Speaking to Deadline several weeks back, Jackson said the indie’s strategy is to keep the plates spinning with one or two returners while simultaneously seeking interesting IP for limited series. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Ysmart Its design revolves around three functional plates that slide out from both sides with a quick pull. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 In one black storage bin, agents found pistols beneath a lead plate. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 The best marathon shoes on the market feature every brand’s cutting-edge technology, which usually includes specs like a carbon plate for propulsion and advanced cushioning that holds up across all those miles. — Oscar Hartzog, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plate

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Noun

With no batteries required, this scale has an 11-pound capacity that can hold up to 5 cups at a time.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
The Defense Post reported that AeroVironment is executing a long-term agreement with Attalon to obtain laser subsystems that will support the production and fielding of its high-energy laser systems at scale.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of scale

Noun

The starting materials are usually the officer’s observations and the crash diagram, plus statements from occupants and independent witnesses about who was sitting where and what each person was doing before impact.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
The people who work with the data every day often know things that aren’t captured in schemas, architecture diagrams or technical documentation.

— Prashanthi Kolluru, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of diagram

Noun

Thirty minutes later, after a physician examined him, he was pronounced dead and covered with a white sheet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Regulators from both countries are coordinating their work, allowing British assessors to review safety models and design sheets that American inspectors have already approved.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheet

Noun

Its collection deliberately defies conventional boundaries between fine and popular art, placing painting and sculpture alongside illustration, comics, photography, and cinema.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
MasterCard and Visa cards are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 29, 2024.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

Iren's neocloud contracts are now valued at $15 to $20 per watt or higher, depending on their duration and the extent of graphics processing unit generation, among other factors, per JPMorgan.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
So the graphics can show that a player is offside, but not offside enough to be penalised.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of graphic

Noun

Light enters, and an image is reflected, but one’s consciousness is scaleable, elastic, shrinkable to the space within the glass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
By now, Donohue would have been confident that Haaland was factually onside, but there was still the final stage, which is to approve an image that would be sent to the broadcasters.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of image

Noun

Not only did the client and architect scale back the building’s height based on the events in New York, but also, the drawings for that scheme were never publicly released.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
But, even more specifically, the story is in dialogue with the British artist David Austen’s minimal and piercing drawings.

— Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

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