Platesful example sentences

plateful

definition

- noun form of plate

plate

noun

plate (noun) · plates (plural noun)

- a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served:

- an amount of food on a plate:

- a course of a meal, served on one plate:

- a flat dish, typically made of metal or wood, passed around a church congregation in order to collect donations of money:

- a shallow glass dish on which a culture of cells or microorganisms may be grown:

- dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal:

- a silver or gold dish or trophy awarded as a prize in a race or competition:

- a race or competition in which a silver or gold trophy is awarded:

- a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine:

- a small, flat piece of metal or other material bearing a name or inscription and attached to a door or other object:

- short for license plate.

- short for home plate

- a piece of lumber laid horizontally along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists or rafters.

- a light horseshoe for a racehorse.

- a thin, flat organic structure or formation:

- each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface. See also plate tectonics.

- a sheet of metal, plastic, or some other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed:

- a printed photograph, picture, or illustration, especially one on superior-quality paper in a book:

- a thin sheet of metal, glass, or other substance coated with a light-sensitive film on which an image is formed, used in larger or older types of cameras.

- a thin piece of plastic molded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached.

- a complete denture or orthodontic appliance.

- a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell.

- the anode of a thermionic tube.

- cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal:

- cover (an object) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength:

- serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates before a meal:

- score (a run or runs); cause (someone) to score:

- inoculate (cells or infective material) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers.