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 Much thought seems to have been directed toward small, telling details — what a plate of cookies might say about the person who served them, who’s drinking from a china espresso cup and who’s drinking from a paper to-go cup. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Return dough to bowl, cover tightly with a plate or plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until nearly doubled in size, about 2 hours. — Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 Thanks to the twist-and-lock plate system, each dumbbell provides four weight options from 2–5 pounds. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 For an instant table setting, the 16-piece Dinnerware Set covers all the bases with four each of dinner plates, salad plates, pasta bowls, and breakfast bowls. — Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plate

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Noun

The Beijing entrepreneur spent the summer as chief financial officer of a start-up selling digital scales.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The company will now evaluate its separation platform against relevant scandium-bearing feedstocks, with the initial research focused on determining whether the technology can support high-purity scandium recovery at larger scales.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of scale

Noun

Visio can pull information from Excel, SQL Server, and other databases, allowing diagrams to update as their underlying data changes.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
When the deadline approaches, vendors inevitably scramble to create standard operating procedures, architectural diagrams and runbooks.

— Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of diagram

Noun

At their most basic, these may consist of just two elements, such as a stone and a sheet of raw steel—that is, an element plucked from the natural world and one of industrial manufacture.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Arrange the chicken on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space all around for the veggies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheet

Noun

The influence of his illustrations, character designs, performances, and artistic vision can still be felt throughout Gwar today.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
The Fifth Avenue windows set the tone before guests even stepped inside, with stacks of books wrapped in jackets printed with patterns from the collection, alongside illustrations inspired by the same prints.

— Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

The agreements make customers pay for graphics processing units (GPUs), server time and other inputs regardless of whether customers ever actually use them.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Raster graphics, on the other hand, create pictures by filling in a grid of tiny pixels, an approach that was less suited to drawing the crisp lines needed to create this kind of perspective.

— Mark J. P. Wolf, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of graphic

Noun

The Senate passed a bill Monday night that aims to regulate college sports after several court cases in recent years dramatically overhauled NCAA rules and allowed student-athletes to earn money from their name, image, and likeness, known as NIL.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
View gallery - 11 images Ahead of the upcoming fall sales season, smart home robotics brand Narwal has announced an exclusive early access promotion on its flagship robot vacuum and mop system, the Narwal Flow 2.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of image

Noun

The Florida Lotto jackpot edged up to $2 million for Wednesday’s drawing.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Displayed alongside several of Ishioka’s original design drawings, the armor offers a fascinating look at how her ideas evolved from pencil on paper into something almost anatomical.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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