Thesaurus results for PLATE

plate

noun

ˈplāt

Definition of plate

as in scale

a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale the tiny silver plates on the brooch are arranged to look like fish scales

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as in diagram

something that visually explains or decorates a text the book's color plate illustrates the internal organs of the human body

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Recent Examples of plate Lombard reached with a one-out walk when a 3-1 pitch called a strike by plate umpire Dan Bellino was ruled inside on an ABS challenge. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Lombard reached on a one-out walk when a 3-1 pitch called a strike by plate umpire Dan Bellino was ruled inside on an ABS challenge. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers had gone 0 for 15 with runners in scoring position for the series when Pages stepped to the plate. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Order the Loto to drink, made with a bright blend of gin, sake, Andean tea, and dry vermouth, followed by a few plates to share. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plate

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Noun

Apple Vision Pro proved particularly useful for judging the scale of sets before physical construction.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
This is a city full of glittering theater marquees and mint midcentury signage, and ringed with rail yards and the scars of an industrial center remade for human scale.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of scale

Noun

The study establishes specific structural thresholds that place different compounds on a common magnetic phase diagram.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
There’s no mention of it being retained as a football ground, and in the diagrams seen by residents, the current centre circle appears framed by residential blocks.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of diagram

Noun

The bed is comfortable and cozy, with a Sferra blanket, Egyptian cotton sheets, and down comforter.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The online trailer was timed to the pic’s one-sheet unveil and was further juiced as the pre-roll to Obsession’s debut on Peacock, tallying 242M global views.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sheet

Noun

Her work combines music, illustration, animation and fashion.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
But the Iran example – and particularly the ongoing episodic closures of the Strait of Hormuz – is one of the best illustrations today of how merely invoking credibility to act is not the same as having an overall endgame strategy.

— Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

Microsoft Microsoft will ramp up use of its homegrown artificial intelligence chips after years of reliance on Nvidia's graphics processing units, as the software giant attempts to bolster its AI stack.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
As expected, the ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 11 Aura Edition's graphics performance isn't a selling point.

— Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of graphic

Noun

The image is then precision-fabricated into a 3D model that’s finished by hand — all for $2,200, about the national average of an actual wedding gown.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
This sort of puzzling connection between text and image is repeated throughout the exhibition.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of image

Noun

The drawings were extraordinary, but the text — while unsurprisingly playful — was also tropey and wanting, and the wanting came in waves.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2026
That wasn’t the Mega Millions jackpot, now up to $385 million for Tuesday’s drawing.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

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