Fooda thin piece or cut of beef from the lower end of the ribs.Anatomy, Zoologya platelike part, structure, or organ.Photographya sheet of glass, metal, etc., coated with a sensitized emulsion, used for taking a photograph.the part of a denture that conforms to the mouth and contains the teeth.Heraldryarmor composed of thin, flat pieces.Heraldrya piece of armor made from a thin, flat piece or several such pieces of tough material, esp.an insert on paper different from the text pages. a full-page illustration in a book, esp.a printed impression from such a piece or from some similar piece, as a woodcut.Printinga flat or curved sheet of metal, plastic, glass, or similar hard material, on which a picture or text has been engraved, etched, molded, photographically developed, or drawn, that is inked, as in a press, for printing impressions on other surfaces.
a flat, polished piece of metal on which something may be or is engraved.Metallurgya thin, flat sheet or piece of metal or other material, esp.a dish, as of metal or wood, used for collecting offerings, as in a church.household dishes, utensils, etc., made of gold or silver.household dishes, utensils, etc., of metal plated with gold or silver.the food and service for one person, as at a banquet, fund-raising dinner, or the like: The wedding breakfast cost $20 a plate.an entire course of a meal served on such a dish: I had the vegetable plate for lunch.a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.Plate 1 (plāt), USA pronunciation n., v., plat Metallurgyto cover with metal plates for protection: The new tank was plated with six-inch-thick armor.Metallurgyto coat (metal) with a thin film of gold, silver, etc.Geology a rigid section of the earth's crust that causes continental drift when it moves.the part of a denture that is the same shape as the mouth and contains the teeth.a printed impression from such a piece, as a woodcut.Printing a sheet on which something has been engraved, to be inked and used in a press for printing impressions.a flat, polished piece of metal on which something may be engraved: He had a plate on the door of his office with his name and title.of uniform thickness: He opened a small plate on the side of the robot. Metallurgy a thin, flat sheet or piece of metal or other material, esp.a dish used for collecting offerings, as in a church.household dishes, utensils, etc., of metal covered with a thin layer of gold or silver.the food and service for one person: a benefit dinner at $100 a plate.Plateful: Finish your plate before you have dessert. a shallow dish from which food is eaten: He took a plate and filled it with food.Plate 1 /pleɪt/ USA pronunciation n., v., plat