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/plāt/
noun
  1. a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served.
    "he pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine"
    synonyms: dish, platter, bowl, salver, dinner plate, side plate, soup plate, ashet, trencher, charger, paten
  2. dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal.
    "an exhibition of the plate belonging to the college"
  3. a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine.
    "he underwent surgery to have a steel plate put into his leg"
    synonyms: panel, sheet, layer, lamina, leaf, pane, slab
  4. a thin, flat organic structure or formation.
    "the fused bony plates protect the tortoise's soft parts"
  5. each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface.
    "the Pacific Ocean plate"
  6. a sheet of metal, plastic, or some other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed.
    "the correct alignment of the plates in four-color printing"
  7. a thin piece of plastic molded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached.
  8. a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell.

verb
  1. cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal.
    "she had already taken the coin to a jeweler to be plated"
  2. serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates before a meal.
    "overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated"
  3. score (a run or runs); cause (someone) to score.
    "Matt Wignot plated two of Clarkson's runs"
  4. inoculate (cells or infective material) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers.

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A plate is a broad, mainly flat vessel on which food can be served. A plate can also be used for ceremonial or decorative purposes. Most plates are circular, but they may be any shape, or made of any water-resistant material. Wikipedia
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