plate
noun (plate, plates); verb (plate — cover with a thin metal layer)
Everyday
- A plate is a flat dish you put food on. tree →
- A plate is a flat thin piece of metal, glass or other hard material: a number plate on a car. tree →
- In science, the Earth's surface is made of huge plates that move slowly. tree →
- In baseball, home plate is where the batter stands. tree →
In the lessons
In maths: a container: so many items on each plate; plates counted; plates needed = items ÷ per plate. In everyday life: setting the table, «clean your plate». In science: tectonic plates and earthquakes. In stories: «too much on my plate» means too much to do.
Examples
- Each plate has 4 cookies. tree →
- She set 8 plates on the table. tree →
- There are 3 plates of 6 sandwiches. tree →
- How many plates are needed for 24 cookies? tree →
- Please carry your plate to the sink. tree →
- Earthquakes happen where the Earth's plates move. tree →
- The car's number plate was covered in mud. tree →
- He ran to home plate. tree →
- I have a lot on my plate this week. tree →
- All the plates clattered for joy. tree →
Note
«On each plate» is a rate: total = per plate × plates. Plates needed = items ÷ per plate. Trap: count the food, not the plates, unless asked. Number plate (UK) = license plate (USA). Plates are part of tableware; bowls hold soup.
In Jewish tradition
The gold plate on the high priest's forehead, engraved "Holy to the LORD".
Interpretation. Tradition says it was worn on the forehead to make atonement for the offerings' faults, and it carried God's name so Aaron bore Israel's holiness.
Examples
- And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD. (Torah EXO.28.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD. (Torah EXO.39.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Torah LEV.8.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about. (Prophets 1KI.7.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- Silver beaten into plates which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple is their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men. (Prophets JER.10.9, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
«On each plate» is a rate: total = per plate × plates. Plates needed = items ÷ per plate. Trap: count the food, not the plates, unless asked. Number plate (UK) = license plate (USA). Plates are part of tableware; bowls hold soup.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «plate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «plate» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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