a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten |
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | a shallow receptacle for collection in church |
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score |
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin | structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage |
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin | a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) |
relative magnitude | a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded |
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it | the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube |
an ordered reference standard | a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth |
| any flat platelike body structure or part |
| a main course served on a plate |
| the thin under portion of the forequarter |
| a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly |
| the quantity contained in a plate |