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101nickel plate — n. a thin layer of nickel placed by electrolysis on objects made of other metal, to improve the finish and prevent rust nickel plate vt. nickel plated, nickel plating …
102silver plate — noun 1. tableware that is plated with silver • Derivationally related forms: ↑silverplate, ↑silver plate • Hypernyms: ↑tableware 2. a thin layer of silver deposited on something • Derivationally related forms: ↑silverplate, ↑ …
103black plate — noun : sheet steel or sheet iron that has not yet been made into tin plate by being coated with tin or that is used uncoated where the protection afforded by tin is unnecessary (as in certain cans) * * * black plate, steel or iron in thin sheets… …
104nick|el-plate — nickel plate, a thin coating of nickel deposited on a metal object by electroplating or other means, to prevent rust or improve the appearance. nick|el plate «NIHK uhl PLAYT», transitive verb, plat|ed, plat|ing. to coat with nickel by… …
105tem|plate — «TEHM pliht, playt», noun. 1. a pattern, gauge, or mold of a thin, flat piece of wood or metal, used in shaping a piece of work. 2. Figurative. any model on which something is formed or based; pattern: »There seems little doubt that…only one… …
106terne|plate — «TURN PLAYT», noun. a thin sheet of iron or steel coated with an alloy of lead and a small percentage of tin: »Terneplate…is used in air cleaners and fuel tanks (Wall Street Journal). ╂[probably < obsolete terne, adjective, dull, dark + plate] …
107Silver plate — Silver Sil ver, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup. [1913 Webster] 2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. Silver hair. Shak. [1913 Webster] Others, on silver lakes and… …
108Stove plate — Stove Stove, n. [D. stoof a foot stove, originally, a heated room, a room for a bath; akin to G. stube room, OHG. stuba a heated room, AS. stofe, Icel. stofa a room, bathing room, Sw. stufva, stuga, a room, Dan. stue; of unknown origin. Cf.… …
109correcting plate — Optics. a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes. Also, corrector plate. * * * …
110half-wave plate — /haf wayv , hahf /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 180° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby changing the direction of the plane of polarization. Cf. quarter wave plate. [1900 05] * …
