1. A phonograph record.
2. A round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored.

(Homonym: pain).
A sheet of glass in a window or door; SYN. pane of glass.

ETYM Old Fren. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, French plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, from plat flat, Greek plax. Related to Place.
(Homonym: plait).
1. A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded; SYN. photographic plate.
2. A full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).
3. A horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.
4. A main course served on a plate.
5. A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners); SYN. scale, shell.
6. A rigid layer of the lithosphere that is believed to drift slowly.
7. A shallow receptacle for collection in church; SYN. collection plate.
8. A sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.
9. Any flat platelike body structure or part.
10. On which food is served or from which food is eaten.
11. The quantity contained in a plate; SYN. plateful.
12. The thin under portion of the forequarter.
According to plate tectonics, one of a number of slabs of solid rock, about a hundred kilometers thick and often several thousands of kilometers across, making up the Earth's surface.
Together, the plates make up the lithosphere.
Plates are made up of two types of crustal material: oceanic crust (sima) and continental crust (sial), both of which are underlain by a solid layer of the mantle. Oceanic crust is heavy and consists largely of basalt. It is formed at constructive margins. Continental crust is less dense and is rich in granite. It is made up of volcanic islands and folded sediments, and is usually associated with destructive margins. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. pűki an evil demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Related to Poker a bugbear, Pug.
A vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey; SYN. hockey puck.

ETYM French poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin.
A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope; SYN. pulley-block, block.
Simple machine consisting of a fixed, grooved wheel, sometimes in a block, around which a rope or chain can be run. A simple pulley serves only to change the direction of the applied effort (as in a simple hoist for raising loads). The use of more than one pulley results in a mechanical advantage, so that a given effort can raise a heavier load.
The mechanical advantage depends on the arrangement of the pulleys. For instance, a block and tackle arrangement with three ropes supporting the load will lift it with one-third of the effort needed to lift it directly (if friction is ignored), giving a mechanical advantage of 3. + prikaži više

A thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices.
A thin often tapered piece of material (as wood, metal, or stone) used to fill in space between things (as for support, leveling, or adjustment of fit)

ETYM Old Eng. slice, sclice, Old Fren. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. Old High Germ. slîzan to split, slit, tear, German schleissen to slit. Related to Slit.
1. A thin flat piece cut off of some object.
2. A share of something; SYN. piece.
3. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; SYN. fade.
4. A spatula for spreading paint or ink. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. wafre, Old Fren. waufre, qaufre, French qaufre.
1. A small thin crisp cake or cookie.
2. Thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist).
3. A small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters.

ETYM AS. waescere.
1. A flat disk placed to prevent leakage.
2. A home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically; SYN. automatic washer, washing machine.
3. Someone who washes things for a living.

A flat thin ring or a perforated plate used in joints or assemblies to ensure tightness, prevent leakage, or relieve friction.

ETYM Old Eng. slice, sclice, Old Fren. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. Old High Germ. slîzan to split, slit, tear, German schleissen to slit. Related to Slit.
1. A thin flat piece cut off of some object.
2. A share of something; SYN. piece.
3. A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; SYN. fade.
4. A spatula for spreading paint or ink. + prikaži više