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
  • Gordon acknowledged that construction of this scale inevitably affects the surrounding area.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There are real challenges ahead on manufacturing scale, supply chains, and cost.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of scale
Noun
  • Not an architecture diagram, a one-page contract that details which components exist, which dependencies are allowed and which few types are public on purpose.
    — Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
  • These covers were respectively created by graphic designer Ben Denzer, freelance artist Patrice Sheridan (after an illustration by Thomas Colligan), and Penguin Associate Art Director Amanda Dewey.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The mods think Reddit might have designated the website—and thus any post using its content for explanatory illustrations—as spam.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of illustration
Noun
  • Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Instead of seeing supercomputers as devices that customers buy and use — the argument goes — these systems, filled with Nvidia's graphics processing units that can cost $3 million per rack, look like profitable investments.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Use of similar text-chain graphics has spread to other types of programming.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of graphic
Noun
  • The family snaps included a black-and-white image of a shirtless Hefner cradling the newborn, Lambropoulos Hefner introducing her daughter to their son Forrest, 3, as well as Forrest holding his baby sister, who was sweetly swaddled in pink.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After the image of Rhaenyra jumping to her own death and landing on spikes, Rhaenyra sees a depiction of her on the Iron Throne with blood streaming down from the crown on her head and surrounded by dragon flames.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • Tonight’s drawing will be the 43rd in a row in search of a winner, and its prize ranks as the eighth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, according to the Multi State Lottery Association, which administers the game.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Topline The Powerball jackpot climbed to $905 million after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night’s drawing, although an eventual winner would take home much less after taxes.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of drawing

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“Plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plate. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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