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♦ plate /pleɪt/n.1 piatto; piatto piano; piattino: shallow plate, piatto piano; soup plate, piatto fondo; scodella; fruit plate, piattino per la frutta; a plate of meat, un piatto di carne; a set of plates, un servizio di piatti2 [u] (collett.) oggetti di metallo placcato; ( anche) argenteria; posateria; vasellame: a piece of plate, un pezzo d'argenteria3 foglio ( di metallo); piastra; (mil.) blinda; placca; lamina; lastra ( anche fotogr.); negativa: (elettr.) positive plate, piastra positiva7 (= name plate) targa; targhetta; (autom.) targa: a brass plate, una targa d'ottone; vanity plate, targa d'auto personalizzata ( non esiste in Italia)12 ( baseball) piatto ( della base); ( per estens.) base; ( anche) pedana: pitcher's plate, pedana del lanciatore; home plate, casa base13 (anat.) lamina14 (metall.) lamella16 (elettr., elettron.) anodo17 (elettr.) armatura del condensatore18 (elettr.) = wall plate ► wall19 (zool.) squama22 (relig.) vassoio per la questua● ( baseball) plate appearance, comparsa alla battuta □ plate-armour, (stor.) corazza di piastre; (naut.) corazza di navi da guerra □ plate basket, cestino per posate □ (edil.) plate cut, intestatura □ plate glass, cristallo in lastre; vetro da specchi (o per vetrine di negozio) □ (autom.) plate number, numero di targa □ plate rack, rastrelliera; scolapiatti ( appeso); rastrelliera portapiatti □ plate-warmer, scaldapiatti □ to clean one's plate, fare piazza pulita; mangiare tutto □ dinner at fifty dollars a plate, pranzo a cinquanta dollari (a testa) □ (fig.) to give (o to hand) st. to sb. on a plate, dare qc. a q. su un piatto d'argento □ (fig. fam.) to have a lot on one's plate, avere molta carne al fuoco (fig.); avere un sacco di cose da fare □ ( in chiesa) to pass round the plate, fare la questua □ (fig., USA) to step up to the plate, agire; impegnarsi; prendere posizione.(to) plate /pleɪt/v. t.2 (metall.) laminare4 (mecc.) fissare con piastre5 (biol., med.) piastrare● to gold-plate, dorare; indorare □ to platinum-plate, platinare □ to silver-plate, argentare □ to zinc-plate, zincare.
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Platinum — Plat i*num, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf. {Platina}.] (Chem.) A metallic element of atomic number 78, one of the noble metals, classed with silver and gold as a precious metal,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platinum black — Platinum Plat i*num, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf. {Platina}.] (Chem.) A metallic element of atomic number 78, one of the noble metals, classed with silver and gold as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platinum lamp — Platinum Plat i*num, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf. {Platina}.] (Chem.) A metallic element of atomic number 78, one of the noble metals, classed with silver and gold as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platinum metals — Platinum Plat i*num, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf. {Platina}.] (Chem.) A metallic element of atomic number 78, one of the noble metals, classed with silver and gold as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platinum sponge — Platinum Plat i*num, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf. {Platina}.] (Chem.) A metallic element of atomic number 78, one of the noble metals, classed with silver and gold as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platinum — metallic element, Modern Latin, from Sp. platina platinum, dim. of plata silver, from O.Fr. plate or O.Prov. plata sheet of metal (see PLATE (Cf. plate)). The metal looks like silver, and the Spaniards at first thought it an inferior sort of… … Etymology dictionary
platinum — ☆ platinum [plat′ n əm] n. [ModL < Sp platina, dim. of plata, silver < Prov, metal plate, silver bar, silver < VL * plattus, flat: see PLATE] a silver colored, malleable, ductile, metallic chemical element that is highly resistant to… … English World dictionary
Plate — Plate, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plate armor — Plate Plate, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plate bone — Plate Plate, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plate girder — Plate Plate, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See {Place}, n.] 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
