plate


plate

noun

Definition of PLATE

1
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>
Synonyms lamella, lamina, plate
2
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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