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Plater vs. Plate — What's the Difference?

Plater vs. Plate — What's the Difference?

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Plater

Plater is a surname, and may refer to:

Plate

A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.

Plater

A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.

Plate

A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.

Plater

A sheet of hammered, rolled, or cast metal.
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Plate

A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.

Plater

A very thin applied or deposited coat of metal.

Plate

A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine
A boiler plate.

Plater

A flat piece of metal forming part of a machine
A boiler plate.

Plate

A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.

Plater

A flat piece of metal on which something is engraved.

Plate

A license plate
A car with Utah plates.

Plater

A license plate
A car with Utah plates.

Plate

A thin piece of metal used for armor.

Plater

A thin piece of metal used for armor.

Plate

Armor made of such pieces.

Plater

Armor made of such pieces.

Plate

A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.

Plater

A sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, paperboard, or other material prepared for use as a printing surface, such as an electrotype or a stereotype.

Plate

A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.

Plater

A print of a woodcut, lithograph, or other engraved material, especially when reproduced in a book.

Plate

A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used for text pages.

Plater

A full-page book illustration, often in color and printed on paper different from that used for text pages.

Plate

(Photography) A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.

Plater

(Photography) A light-sensitive sheet of glass or metal on which a photographic image can be recorded.

Plate

(Dentistry) A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.

Plater

(Dentistry) A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.

Plate

(Architecture) In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member that bears a load, as of a roof or a wall.

Plater

(Architecture) In wood-frame construction, a horizontal member that bears a load, as of a roof or a wall.

Plate

(Baseball) Home plate.

Plater

(Baseball) Home plate.

Plate

A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.

Plater

A shallow dish in which food is served or from which it is eaten.

Plate

The contents of such a dish
Ate a plate of spaghetti.

Plater

The contents of such a dish
Ate a plate of spaghetti.

Plate

A whole course served on such a dish.

Plater

A whole course served on such a dish.

Plate

Service and food for one person at a meal
Dinner at a set price per plate.

Plater

Service and food for one person at a meal
Dinner at a set price per plate.

Plate

Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.

Plater

Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold.

Plate

A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.

Plater

A dish passed among the members of a group or congregation for the collection of offerings.

Plate

A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.

Plater

A dish, cup, or other article of silver or gold offered as a prize.

Plate

A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.

Plater

A contest, especially a horserace, offering such a prize.

Plate

A thin cut of beef from underneath the ribs, including the diaphragm muscle.

Plater

A thin cut of beef from underneath the ribs, including the diaphragm muscle.

Plate

A thin flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.

Plater

A thin flat layer or scale, as that of a fish.

Plate

A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.

Plater

A platelike part, organ, or structure, such as that covering some reptiles.

Plate

An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.

Plater

An electrode, as in a storage battery or capacitor.

Plate

The anode in an electron tube.

Plater

The anode in an electron tube.

Plate

(Geology) See tectonic plate.

Plater

(Geology) See tectonic plate.

Plate

(Informal) A schedule of matters to be dealt with
Had a lot on my plate at work after vacation.

Plater

(Informal) A schedule of matters to be dealt with
Had a lot on my plate at work after vacation.

Plate

To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.

Plater

To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.

Plate

To cover with armor plate
Plate a warship.

Plater

To cover with armor plate
Plate a warship.

Plate

(Printing) To make a stereotype or electrotype from.

Plater

(Printing) To make a stereotype or electrotype from.

Plate

To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.

Plater

To give a glossy finish to (paper) by pressing between metal sheets or rollers.

Plate

To arrange (food) on a plate, as for serving
"a choice of starters, entrées, and desserts plated just as they will appear when ordered" (John Edward Young).

Plater

To arrange (food) on a plate, as for serving
"a choice of starters, entrées, and desserts plated just as they will appear when ordered" (John Edward Young).

Plate

(Baseball) To cause (a run) to be scored or (a runner) to cross home plate, as by a hit.

Plater

(Baseball) To cause (a run) to be scored or (a runner) to cross home plate, as by a hit.

Plate

A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
I filled my plate from the bountiful table.

Plater

Someone who plates metal.

Plate

(uncountable) Such dishes collectively.

Plater

Someone who installs sheet metal and armour plating, particularly on trains, ships, tanks, and similar items.

Plate

The contents of such a dish.
I ate a plate of beans.

Plater

A machine for calendering paper.

Plate

A course at a meal.
The meat plate was particularly tasty.

Plater

(biology) A device for depositing cells on a plate.

Plate

(figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.

Plater

(horse-racing) A horse that runs chiefly in selling plates; hence, an inferior racehorse.

Plate

A flat object of uniform thickness.
The most important and most expensive part of any solar cell is a silicon plate.

Plater

One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.

Plate

A vehicle license plate.
He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.

Plater

A machine for calendering paper.

Plate

A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.

Plater

A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate, races; hence, an inferior race horse.

Plate

(historical) Plate armor.
He was confronted by two knights in full plate.

Plater

A skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)

Plate

A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.

Plate

A material covered with such a layer.
If you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.

Plate

(dated) An ornamental or food service item coated with silver or gold or otherwise decorated.
The tea was served in the plate.

Plate

(weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.

Plate

(printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
We finished making the plates this morning.

Plate

An image or copy.

Plate

An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.

Plate

(dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.

Plate

(construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.

Plate

(Cockney rhyming slang) A foot, from "plates of meat".
Sit down and give your plates a rest.

Plate

(baseball) Home plate.
There was a close play at the plate.

Plate

(geology) A tectonic plate.

Plate

(herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.

Plate

A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.

Plate

The anode of a vacuum tube.
Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.

Plate

A prize given to the winner in a contest.

Plate

(chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.

Plate

A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code.

Plate

The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.

Plate

(Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.

Plate

One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.

Plate

A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.

Plate

(furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.

Plate

(hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.

Plate

(music) A record, usually vinyl.

Plate

(military) trauma plate.
The SAPI plate in his vest protected him from the bullet's impact.

Plate

Precious metal, especially silver.

Plate

(obsolete) Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes.

Plate

(heraldic charge) A roundel of silver or argent.

Plate

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.

Plate

To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.

Plate

(baseball) To score a run.
The single plated the runner from second base.

Plate

(transitive) To arm or defend with metal plates.

Plate

(transitive) To beat into thin plates.

Plate

To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.

Plate

(philately) to categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.

Plate

(philately) (particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used.

Plate

A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.

Plate

Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
Mangled . . . through plate and mail.

Plate

Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver.

Plate

Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is silver or gold throughout.

Plate

A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table.

Plate

A piece of money, usually silver money.

Plate

A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.

Plate

A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates.

Plate

That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.

Plate

A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters.

Plate

A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.

Plate

A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light.

Plate

A prize giving to the winner in a contest.

Plate

A small five-sided area (enveloping a diamond-shaped area one foot square) beside which the batter stands and which must be touched by some part of a player on completing a run; - called also home base, or home plate.

Plate

One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal.

Plate

A very light steel racing horsehoe.

Plate

Loosely, a sporting contest for a prize; specif., in horse racing, a race for a prize, the contestants not making a stake.

Plate

Skins for fur linings of garments, sewed together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.

Plate

The fine nap (as of beaver, hare's wool, musquash, nutria, or English black wool) on a hat the body of which is of an inferior substance.

Plate

A quantity sufficient to fill a plate; a plateful; a dish containing that quantity; a plate of spaghetti.

Plate

The food and service supplied to a customer at a restaurant; as, the turkey dinner is $9 a plate; I'll have a plate of spaghetti.

Plate

A flat dish of glass or plastic with a fitted cover, used for culturing microorganisms in a laboratory.

Plate

The identification tag required to be displayed on the outside of a vehicle; same as license plate; - often used in the plural.

Plate

An agenda or schedule of tasks to be performed; I have a lot on my plate today.

Plate

To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping.

Plate

To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense.
Thus plated in habiliments of war.

Plate

To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.

Plate

To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminæ.

Plate

To calender; as, to plate paper.

Plate

A sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

Plate

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score;
He ruled that the runner failed to touch home

Plate

A full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

Plate

Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

Plate

The quantity contained in a plate

Plate

A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

Plate

The thin under portion of the forequarter

Plate

A main course served on a plate;
A vegetable plate
The blue plate special

Plate

Any flat platelike body structure or part

Plate

The positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

Plate

A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

Plate

Structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

Plate

A shallow receptacle for collection in church

Plate

A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

Plate

A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

Plate

The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws;
A catcher needs a lot of protective equipment
He plays behind the plate

Plate

Coat with a layer of metal;
Plate spoons with silver

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