thin+plate
111quarter-wave plate — /kwawr teuhr wayv /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby converting circularly polarized light into plane polarized light. Cf. half wave plate.… …
112tin plate — noun A thin sheet of steel coated with tin to prevent rusting; used to make cans etc. See Also: tin plate …
113silver-plate — verb To coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver, often electrolytically See Also: silver plate …
114silver plate — n [U] metal that is covered with a thin layer of silver >silver plated adj ▪ a silver plated candlestick …
115silver plate — noun uncount a thin layer of silver covering the outside of an object …
116silver plate — ► NOUN 1) a thin layer of silver applied as a coating to another metal. 2) plates, dishes, etc. made of or plated with silver …
117tin plate — n. thin sheets of iron or steel plated with tin …
118correcting plate — Optics. a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes. Also, corrector plate …
119cop|per|plate — «KOP uhr PLAYT», noun. 1. a thin, flat piece of copper on which a design, writing, or the like, is engraved or etched. 2. an engraving, picture, or print made from a copperplate. 3. the copperplate printing or engraving process. 4. Often,… …
120nickel plate — a thin coating of nickel deposited on the surface of a piece of metal, as by electroplating. [1870 75] * * * …
