Plate
Overview
- Plate (dishware)Plate (dishware)A plate is a broad, concave, but mainly flat vessel on which food can be served. A plate can also be used for ceremonial or decorative purposes.-Materials:...
, a broad, mainly flat vessel on which food is served - Silver (household)Silver (household)Household silver or silverware includes dishware, cutlery and other household items made of sterling, Britannia or Sheffield plate silver. The term is often extended to items made of stainless steel...
or the plate, dishware and cutlery made of sterling, Britannia or Sheffield plate silver - PlatingPlatingPlating is a surface covering in which a metal is deposited on a conductive surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years, but it is also critical for modern technology...
, the deposition of metallic layers
In science:
- Plate electrodePlate electrodeA plate is a type of electrode that formed part of a vacuum tube. The plate is impressed with a positive charge so that it may capture and flow electrons within a circuit....
or plate, a type of electrode that formed part of a vacuum tube - Plate, a physical approximation of a theoretical plateTheoretical plateA theoretical plate in many separation processes is a hypothetical zone or stage in which two phases, such as the liquid and vapor phases of a substance, establish an equilibrium with each other. Such equilibrium stages may also be referred to as an equilibrium stage, ideal stage or a theoretical...
in separation processes - Plate, an appendage of the Stegosauria
- Tectonic plate in geology
In two-dimensional media:
- Photographic platePhotographic platePhotographic plates preceded photographic film as a means of photography. A light-sensitive emulsion of silver salts was applied to a glass plate. This form of photographic material largely faded from the consumer market in the early years of the 20th century, as more convenient and less fragile...
, an image-capture medium - Plate, an intaglioIntaglio (printmaking)Intaglio is a family of printmaking techniques in which the image is incised into a surface, known as the matrix or plate, and the incised line or area holds the ink. Normally, copper or zinc plates are used as a surface, and the incisions are created by etching, engraving, drypoint, aquatint or...
printing mechanism - Plate, a printing mechanism in lithographyLithographyLithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
- Plate, a term in book design, meaning an image added on a separate page.
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