thin+plate

  • 91sieve plate — noun or sieve disk : a wall or portion of a wall between sieve tube elements containing one or more sieve areas compare compound sieve plate, sieve tube * * * sieve plate noun (botany) A perforated area by which a sieve tube connects with another …

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  • 92Micro perforated plate — A Micro Perforated Plate (MPP) is a device used to absorb sound, reducing its intensity. It consists of a thin flat plate, made from one of several different materials, with small holes punched in it. An MPP offers an alternative to traditional… …

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  • 93gold plate — 1. noun a) a plate made of, or coloured gold b) a thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method 2. verb a) to apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold b) to incor …

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  • 94perpendicular plate — per·pen·dic·u·lar plate .pər pən dik yə lər n 1) a flattened bony lamina of the ethmoid bone that is the largest bony part assisting in forming the nasal septum 2) a long thin vertical bony plate forming part of the palatine bone compare… …

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  • 95tin plate — tin′ plate or tin′plate n. mel thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin tin′ plate , v.t. plat•ed, plat•ing …

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  • 96gold plate — ► NOUN 1) a thin layer of gold applied as a coating to another metal. 2) plates, dishes, etc. made of or plated with gold. ► VERB (gold plate) ▪ cover with gold plate …

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  • 97half-wave plate — noun : a crystal plate that reduces by 1/2 cycle the phase difference between the two components of polarized light traversing it compare quarter wave plate * * * /haf wayv , hahf /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of… …

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  • 98quarter-wave plate — noun : a crystal plate that changes the phase difference between the two components of polarized light traversing it by one fourth cycle compare half wave plate * * * /kwawr teuhr wayv /, Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference… …

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  • 99Screw plate — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …

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  • 100gold plate — noun 1》 a thin layer of gold applied as a coating to another metal. 2》 plates, dishes, etc. made of or plated with gold. verb (gold plate) cover with gold plate …

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