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plate

/pleɪt/
Meanings
  • noun

    A flat dish, usually circular, used for serving food.

    - "The dinner was served on fine china plates."
    - "He placed the food on a plate and brought it to the table."
  • verb

    To cover or protect with a plate.

    - "The mechanic replaced the broken car part with a new one and then plateed it with a thin layer of metal."
    - "The roof of the building was leaking, so they plateed it with a waterproof material."
Pronunciation
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Rhymes
Words rhyming with plate
state , fate , great , weight , mate
Variants
List of all variants of plate that leads to same result
on a plate , on plates , plate , platelike , plates , plated , plating , plate glass , plate glasses , plate rail , plate rails , plate tectonics , plate-tectonic , agar plate , agar plates , bite plate , bite plates , blue plate , cell plate , cell plates , end plate , end plates
Etymology
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The word 'plate' comes from the Old French word 'plat', which means 'flat'. It was later adopted into English in the late 13th century.

Trivia
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  1. The largest dinner plate ever made weighed over 2,000 pounds and measured 12 feet in diameter.

  2. In ancient China, plates were made from bamboo and were used for serving tea.

  3. The Guinness World Record for the most plates broken in one minute is held by a man named Bob Buttle, who broke 1,141 plates in one minute.

Related Concepts
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  1. Dishware: Plates are a type of dishware used for serving food.

  2. Tableware: Plates are a type of tableware used for setting a table.

Culture
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Plates have been used for various purposes throughout history. In ancient Rome, plates were made from terracotta and were used for serving food. In medieval Europe, plates were made from pewter or wood and were often decorated with intricate designs. Today, plates are made from various materials such as glass, ceramic, and metal, and are used for both functional and decorative purposes.

How to Memorize "plate"

  1. visualize

    - To visualize a plate, imagine a flat, circular dish used for serving food. Visualize the texture and color of the plate, as well as the food that might be placed on it.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'plate' with the idea of serving food or covering and protecting something. You might also associate it with the feeling of eating a meal with family or friends.

  3. mnemonics

    - A mnemonic for remembering the word 'plate' could be 'Pile Lots And Tasty Eats', where 'P' stands for 'Pile', 'L' for 'Lots', 'A' for 'And', 'T' for 'Tasty', and 'E' for 'Eats', and 'P' also stands for 'Plate'.

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