motor plate

  • 71end plate — end′ plate n. cbl a specialized area on the surface of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron makes contact with the muscle • Etymology: 1875–80 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 72compliance plate — /kəmˈplaɪəns pleɪt/ (say kuhm pluyuhns playt) noun a small metal plate attached to the firewall in the engine compartment of motor vehicles, which certifies that the vehicle complies with certain design rules …

  • 73vanity plate — /ˈvænəti pleɪt/ (say vanuhtee playt) noun a personalised number plate on a motor vehicle …

  • 74end plate — n. the area of specialized tissue that forms the junction between an individual muscle fiber and its motor nerve …

    English World dictionary

  • 75license plate — ☆ license plate n. a numbered or lettered metal tag displayed on a motor vehicle, indicating that the vehicle has been registered with the state or country and may be driven on public streets and highways …

    English World dictionary

  • 76sole|plate — «SOHL PLAYT», noun. 1. the base of a flatiron. 2. = bedplate. (Cf. ↑bedplate) 3. the back part of a bucket in a water wheel. 4. the casting underneath a large bearing for a shaft. 5. protoplasm located at the end of several motor nerve fibers,… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 77end plate — noun Date: 1878 a complex terminal treelike branching of the axon of a motor neuron that contacts with a muscle fiber …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 78end-plate — n. the area of muscle cell membrane immediately beneath the motor nerve ending at a neuromuscular junction. Special receptors in this area trigger muscular contraction when the nerve ending releases its neurotransmitter …

    Medical dictionary

  • 79end-plate — n. the area of muscle cell membrane immediately beneath the motor nerve ending at a neuromuscular junction. Special receptors in this area trigger muscular contraction when the nerve ending releases its neurotransmitter …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 80P-plate — /ˈpi pleɪt / (say pee playt) noun one of a pair of identification plates which by law must be displayed (at the front and rear) on any motor vehicle driven by a driver with a provisional licence …