striking plate

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• Striking plate — Striking Strik ing, a. & n. from {Strike}, v. [1913 Webster] {Striking distance}, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. {Striking plate}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• striking plate — noun : keeper 2b …   Useful english dictionary

• Striking — Strik ing, a. & n. from {Strike}, v. [1913 Webster] {Striking distance}, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. {Striking plate}. (a) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Striking distance — Striking Strik ing, a. & n. from {Strike}, v. [1913 Webster] {Striking distance}, the distance through which an object can be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is effective when directed to a particular object. {Striking plate}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …   Universalium

• plate tectonics —   the theory concerning the structure of the earth and the processes occurring which explain the configuration of the continents and the location of earthquakes and volcanic activity. There are three types of plate margins, or boundaries between… …   Geography glossary

• Home Plate (Mars) — MarsGeo name=Home Plate caption=HiRISE image of Home Plate. type=Rock outcrop latitude=14.6 N or S=S longitude=175.5 E or W=E Home Plate is an informal nickname used by NASA scientists to refer to a geological feature on Mars currently under… …   Wikipedia

• locking plate — noun : the count wheel used in one type of clock striking train distinguished from rack * * * Horol. a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate… …   Useful english dictionary

• locking plate — Horol. a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• Trabancos River — The Trabancos is a river in Spain which flows between the Zapardiel and the Guareña rivers and is a tributary of the Duero river. The source of the Trabancos is in Moraña, a region in the north of the province of Ávila, near Blascomillán. The… …   Wikipedia

• knocker — noun a) A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door. b) A person who knocks (denigrates) many things …   Wiktionary