plates

noun

plural of plate
1
as in scales
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 diagrams
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 plates Surprises keep coming with off-menu options, where plates combine a local touch with seasonal products. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Check the Jabees site for shipping and details on personalizing your speaker plates. — New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026 Dirty plates and clothes lay around, broken toys all over the place. — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 The fear is that dishwasher pod plastics are finding their way from our plates and silverware into our food and bodies. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026 Skua has deservedly earned a stellar reputation for its moody interiors, inventive sharing plates (like the market fish, baby fennel, horseradish, and brassica leaves course) and selection of natural wines. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Kynoch noted that plates that eventually reach the road typically take about a year to hit the pre-sale benchmark. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 Before our early game day brunch and the casserole’s second appearance on our plates, my husband and I decided to make a few tweaks to fit our tastes even better. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 30 July 2026 During the event, the chefs finished preparing each of the five courses in a room separate from the crowd, sending out plates anonymously. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
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  1. scales
  2. diagrams
  3. sheets
  4. graphics
  5. figures
  6. illustrations
Noun
  • To address the issue, the scientists created a single material that can trap microplastics across multiple scales.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The integration work scales by multiplication, and multiplication is how budgets and timelines die.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of scales
Noun
  • Google Docs users will be able to generate and modify images, diagrams, and infographics within a document using Gemini.
    — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • Someone other than the original builder should review the code or process diagrams.
    — Aaron Rallo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of diagrams
Noun
  • Across 17 tracks, guitar riffs curdle into sheets of distortion, melodies dissolve into electronic hiss, and grooves are chronically interrupted by fresh rhythmic detours.
    — Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Scoop or roll your dough into balls (½ cup or 2 ¾ ounce ice cream scoop in size) and place 2 to 3 inches apart on your prepared sheets.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sheets
Noun
  • Early in its history, Huang recalled realizing Nvidia had bet on the wrong graphics technology—and didn’t know how to fix it.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • And with all that and a graphics boost, the battery life doesn’t suffer.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of graphics
Noun
  • Beyond the figures, a scroll of social media or a quick scan of the girlies at airports and Pilates reformer studios in major cities will tell you that Alo continues to capture serious athleisure market share.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mundo Deportivo corroborates these key figures, while noting that Cancelo only has a year left on his contract at Al-Hilal.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • In short websites for the book in English and Spanish, website designer Mavila Trujillo used illustrations, video, photos and audio recordings with short text to make some of that conviviality more visible.
    — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this summer, designer Silvia Tcherassi teamed up with the iconic Grand Hotel Quisisana in Capri for a new collection complete with illustrations paying homage to some of the property’s most recognizable spaces.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
Definition of illustrations

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