a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served

he pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine

a dinner plate

dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal

an exhibition of the plate belonging to the college

a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine

he underwent surgery to have a steel plate put into his leg

a thin, flat organic structure or formation

the fused bony plates protect the tortoise's soft parts

each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface

the Pacific Ocean plate

a sheet of metal, plastic, or other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed

the correct alignment of the plates in four-colour printing

a thin piece of plastic moulded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached

a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell

cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal

serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates

overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated

score or cause to score (a run or runs)

Matt Wignot plated two of Clarkson's runs

inoculate (cells or infective material) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers