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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 The fee for the new plate will vary, depending on your selection. —

Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 Cheek plates depict a warrior about to kill a sacrificial ram. —

Ryan Brennan april 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026 And that change in flow causes a series of stresses in the crust, most notably a compressive force between the older and newer sections of the North American plate, as well as a downward drag on the older section. —

ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026 In 45 plate appearances, Ian Happ has hit four long balls (5th in MLB), tallied seven RBIs and scored seven runs. —

Data Skrive, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plate

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The scale of Iranian flows still reaching China also underscores how structurally intact Tehran's oil trade remains.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Among CFOs deploying some form of AI at scale, including machine learning, GenAI, or agentic, over 40% are highly satisfied with AI results, compared to just 25% at companies still piloting AI, according to the report.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026