Plate

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Plate may refer to a range of objects, which have in common being thin and flat relative to their surroundings or context:

Plate (dishware), a broad, mainly flat vessel commonly used to serve food
Flat metal, such as structural steel, not as thin as sheet metal
Plating, the deposition of metallic layers
- Silver plate, base metal plated with silver
Tableware, dishware and cutlery made of metal, especially precious metals such as silver or gold
- Household silver

Science

A physical approximation of a theoretical plate in separation processes.
An appendage of the Stegosauria group of dinosaurs.
Plate electrode, a type of electrode used in vacuum tubes.
Petri plate, a shallow dish on which biological cultures may be grown and/or viewed.
Tectonic plate in geology.
- Plate tectonics, the study of the movement of such plates.
Wilhelmy plate, used to measure tension at an interface between air and a liquid or between two liquids.
Another term for Karrell

A printing medium:
- in intaglio.
- in lithography.
An alternative term for a (part of a) "tipped-in page", a page in a book used to carry one or more images rather than text.
Photographic plate, a medium from which a photograph may be developed.

A forequarter cut of beef.
A weight of, typically, 45 lbs (20 kg) in Olympic weightlifting.
An element of a folding machine.
Approach plate, a chart used by a pilot to perform an instrument approach and landing on a runway.
Dynamic compression plate, a metallic plate used in orthopedics to fix bone.
Home plate, a location on a baseball field.
In heraldry, a silver roundel
L-plate (learner plate), a sign attached to a vehicle to indicate that the driver has a provisional driving license.
Plate (metal), rectangular metal stock that is more than 6 mm or 0.25 in thick.
Plate (surname).
Plate, Germany, a municipality in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Service-specific front plate, a faceplate used in British telecommunications sockets.
To present food on a plate.
Vehicle registration plate (license plate), a sign attached to a vehicle in order to identify it.
Wall plate, a vertical component used in building construction.