plate in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
plate in Kashmiri कॉशुर
plate in Malayalam മലയാളം
plate in Sindhi سنڌي
plate in Tamil தமிழ்
plate in Telugu తెలుగు
plate in English
- plate⇄adj. platelike.
- plate⇄clad metal orplate
metal or plate manufactured by cladding. - plate⇄collecting box orplate, collection box.
- plate⇄collection box orplate
a box, plate, basket, or bag for the collection of money, especially one passed from hand to hand in a church. - plate⇄expr. on a plate, (British.) without effort or exertion; on a platter.
Ex. If New Zealand has the EEC door slammed in her face ... car factories of Japan, to take one immediate example, would have a new market handed to them on a plate (Manchester - plate⇄expr. plate out, to cause metal in a metallic solution to be deposited on the cathode in electrolysis.
- plate⇄ferrotype tin orplate
a smooth, enameled sheet of metal on which photographs are pressed and dried to add a glossy surface. - plate⇄noun 1. a dish, usually round, that is almost flat. Our food is served on plates.
Ex. a china dinner plate, a pie plate.
2. the contents of such a dish.
Ex. a plate of stew.
3. plateful.
4. something having the shape of a - plate⇄plate, noun, verb, plated,plating.
- plate⇄v.t. 1. to cover with a thin layer of gold, silver, or other metal by mechanical, electrical, or chemical means.
Ex. to plate old silver again.
2. to cover with metal plates for protection.
Ex. The Confederates plated the Merrimac, mak