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plate

noun

ˈplāt

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 Both home runs came off four-seams Kochanowicz left hanging too far over the center of the plate. —

Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026 However, privacy advocates worry that shoppers may have little idea when their plate is being scanned or who can later search that data. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 Chisholm had been having a nightmare start to the season at the plate. —

Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 16 May 2026 The truck's plate number is 49284H3, according to the Humane Society. —

Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for plate

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Local health leadership emphasizes that the sheer scale of preparation required for this global tournament is unprecedented for the city's modern hospitality industry.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 19 May 2026
The 21st-century fervor about building the first industrial-scale quantum computer, pioneering theoretical physicist Peter Zoller says, is akin to the 20th-century obsession with becoming the first to conquer Mount Everest.

— Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026