plate

noun

ˈplāt How to pronounce plate (audio)
Definition of platenext
1
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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2
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 The pitching change came as Minnesota boogeyman power hitter Lewis was due up to the plate once again. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Our shareable plates invite people to discover new flavors, with each dish and ingredient contributing to the overall experience. — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Bourdain was doing all of the grunt work at the Flagship, scrubbing pots and pans, scraping plates, peeling potatoes, and cleaning shrimp. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 The Flagship kitchen is basically a fruits de mer frat house, where the kitchen workers, none rougher or funnier than Sal (Leo Woodall), are a bunch of misfits, snorting cocaine off one hand and slamming down plates of French fries with the other. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plate
  1. scale
  2. diagram
  3. sheet
  4. illustration
  5. graphic
  6. image
  7. drawing
Noun
  • The infrastructure for professional outdoor training does not yet exist at the scale the game requires.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This bifurcated software environment is unfair not only to patients but also to medical device manufacturers, who are subject to regulations and review timelines that prevent them from innovating at the same pace and scale.
    — Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of scale
Noun
  • On a screen, Li pulled up an intricate diagram of a factory for the Tsingtao Brewery, one of his customers.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Google Docs users will be able to generate and modify images, diagrams, and infographics within a document using Gemini.
    — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of diagram
Noun
  • Conti recommends setting up a simple observation board made from cardboard and covering it with a white sheet.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Ours can start as one page of a contract, on the least interesting sheet in the agreement, the one nobody reads aloud.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheet
Noun
  • In this photo illustration, the logo of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is displayed on a smartphone in front of abstract background on computer screen.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There is no better illustration of speechlessness being deployed as a weapon, forcing the loquacious, as if at gunpoint, to fill the void with words.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustration
Noun
  • Millennials reminisced about customizing their profiles with glitter graphics and profile songs, and the never-ending politics of curating their Top 8s.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Usual signals include overly polished images, bright colors on black backgrounds, brushstroke fonts with glowing outlines, crowded compositions and graphics or text filling every inch of the flyer.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of graphic
Noun
  • New images circulating online appear to show what defense analysts believe is the fifth prototype of China’s sixth-generation J-36 fighter jet, according to a report.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The island now houses the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, where visitors can search digital images of ship manifests for the immigration records of their relatives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • In another conversation, Marcee Gray brought up an online drawing showing Colt alongside the Columbine shooters and Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz in the style of a Weezer album cover.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Nazca Lines, ​enormous drawings and ⁠geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations, attracting approximately ​100,000 annual visitors.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of drawing

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