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 According to National Geographic, as the Arabian plate began to move further under the Eurasian plate, the two plates crumpled together, creating the Zagros Mountains — an impressive stretch of peaks that still exist in Iran. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Food is a highlight; Lebanese-meets-Mediterranean dishes never miss at all-day dining spot Lenea, while sunset-adjacent Japanese plates sing at Mimi Kakushi. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 Bauers then fouled off seven straight pitches before finishing a 12-pitch plate appearance with a 413-foot blast to center. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 With pitches that moved this much, the catcher could set up right down the heart of the plate, and pitchers were instructed to aim down the middle. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plate

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Noun

Forecasting tournaments and election markets have beaten their baselines, but no study has shown a crowd signal can be traded profitably at scale.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The results showed that the collagen fibrils and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles orient themselves along the tusk’s longitudinal axis, so there is a consistently high degree of anisotropy at all scales.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of scale

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Lawrence Lewitinn is building an AI-native archive for his great-uncle’s works, which will systematize the artist’s sketches, pigment formulas, poems and color diagrams, along with his notes on color, perception and theory.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
At first blush, the definition might seem overly broad—like the same golden-ratio diagram laid over a picture of a cat, a supermodel’s face, a painting, and a sunset.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of diagram

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The researchers used a roller system similar to the one used in paper manufacturing, and were able to produce mycelium sheets about 20 cm (8 in) wide and 8 meters (26 ft) long.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
Passive cooling sheets and toppers can help manage body heat, while powered water- and air-based systems can actively regulate the temperature right around you.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026

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In this photo illustration, the stock market information of Synchrony Financial displayed on a smartphone while the logo of Synchrony Financial seen in the background.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
His reinstatement as judge after Assad was toppled and fled the country for Russia in December 2024 is an illustration of the country’s pursuit of transitional justice.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustration

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The funding will help CAEPlus develop BoundaryCool, a system that pulls heat away from graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), and tensor processing units (TPUs) using active liquid cooling.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
This latest version improved on graphics quality, meaning scenes created with it had more photorealism than before.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of graphic

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But there is a deeper question of why a modern tech company, especially an AI company, would need to soften their image with cotton and canvas.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Granted, save for one image on a TV screen, no one wears a Green Lantern mask or outfit in the Lanterns pilot, but the wheels of its story have been in motion for decades by the time its premise unfolds.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of image

Noun

Their stories were told through drawings, comic books, artwork, photographs, letters, even puppets.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Sure, there are way too many people asking for drawings of obscure anime characters that are nearly impossible to pull off with the bare-bones MS-Paint-like tool in two-and-a-half minutes.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026

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