jaw plate

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• jaw crusher — /ˈdʒɔ krʌʃə/ (say jaw krushuh) noun a machine to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged jaw moved by a toggle joint …  

• bite plate — n a removable usu. plastic dental appliance used in orthodontics and prosthodontics to assist in therapy or diagnosis: as a) a U shaped device worn in the upper or lower jaw and used esp. to reposition the jaw or prevent bruxism by covering the… …   Medical dictionary

• Curb plate — Curb Curb, n. 1. That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse. [1913 Webster] He… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Screw 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bite plate — noun Date: circa 1922 a removable usually plastic dental appliance used in orthodontics and prosthodontics: as a. a device worn in the upper or lower jaw and used especially to reposition the jaw or prevent bruxism b. retainer 3b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bite plate — noun a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes • Syn: ↑biteplate • Hypernyms: ↑dental appliance * * * noun : a removable usually plastic dental appliance used in orthodontics and prosthodontics …   Useful english dictionary

• maxilla — n.; pl. llae [L. maxilla, jaw] 1. (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) The large, hook shaped, dorsal chitinous jaw plate. 2. (ARTHROPODA) In most arthropods, one of the paired mouth part structures posterior to the mandibles or jaws; third pair of head… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Chuck (engineering) — Self centering three jaw chuck and key with one jaw removed and inverted showing the teeth that engage in the scroll plate. The scroll plate is rotated within the chuck body by the key, the scroll engages the teeth on the underside of the jaws… …   Wikipedia

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