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 Dyson Upright Vacuum Deal The Dyson Ball Animal Origin deep-cleans complex households with an active base plate that automatically seals suction between carpets and hard floors. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026 How vibration plates work for lymphatic drainage Vibration plates are also being explored for lymphatic drainage, Trentacosta shares. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 10 July 2026 One of those residents, a man called Foots Fowler, was well over six feet tall with arms hanging past his knees and, as the nickname suggests, feet the size of dinner plates. — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026 Being in the center of a tectonic plate, an earthquake in Illinois will radiate a lot farther than one by a boundary, Bauer said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 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
  • There are limits to this model, however Replicating this success at scale won’t be easy, said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • China pursues industrial policy at much greater scale and with more direct state authority.
    — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of scale
Noun
  • Now, yes, staring at the ceiling long enough to draw you a diagram of the paint peeling.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Someone other than the original builder should review the code or process diagrams.
    — Aaron Rallo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of diagram
Noun
  • The unnamed diver suffered a gash to his leg from a sheet of metal underwater.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026
  • That money is aimed toward lower-income kids, but children older than 10 may benefit, too, if funds remain available after initial sign-ups, according to a fact sheet from the Dell Foundation.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Definition of sheet
Noun
  • While the earliest complete Bible, the Codex Sinaiticus, lacks illustrations, by the fifth century illustrations began accompanying biblical texts, enhancing their visual and spiritual impact.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of illustration
Noun
  • The design mounts graphics processing units in compute trays that sit vertically instead of horizontally to boost density and reduce latency, and had been slated to debut with Vera Rubin Ultra, Nvidia's next-generation rack-scale system, in 2027.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The researchers reported that the chip is 50 to 478 times faster than systems powered by Nvidia’s A100 graphics processing unit for this task.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Definition of graphic
Noun
  • The flag was also draped over Khamenei’s casket in images published last week by his official X account.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Rodríguez Castro, the person said, projects a similar tough-guy image.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • The ticket matched four winning numbers and/but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, July 3, with a 3x multiplier, the California State Lottery said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
  • Saturday’s Fantasy 5, Florida Lotto and Powerball drawings begat one jackpot winner.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of drawing

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