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31plate — 1. In cartography: a. a printing plate of zinc, aluminum, or engraved copper; b. collective term for all “states” of an engraved map reproduced from the same engraved printing plate; c. all detail to appear on a map or chart which will be… …
32plate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from plate, feminine of plat flat, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, probably from Greek platys broad, flat more at place Date: 14th century 1. a. a smooth flat thin piece of material b. (1) forged …
33plate mark — I. noun 1. : hallmark 2. : a depression of an etching or engraving made by the pressure of the edge of the plate upon the dampened paper while printing 3. : an impression from a flat uninked plate to smooth a rough area prior to printing or to… …
34plate cylinder — noun : the cylinder of a rotary printing press to which the printing plates are attached * * * plate cylinder, the roller in an offset printing press that carries the printing plate or surface …
35plate proof — noun : a first or other proof taken from a plated letterpress printing surface * * * Print. proof taken from a plate ready for printing. * * * plate proof, Printing. a proof taken from an electrotype or stereotype plate …
36printing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Process of producing impressions Nouns 1. printing; typography, stereotype, electrotype; block printing; lithography, chromolithography, planography, collotype; offset, letterpress, gravure, rotogravure …
37plate — [[t]ple͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ plates 1) N COUNT A plate is a round or oval flat dish that is used to hold food. Anita pushed her plate away; she had eaten virtually nothing. N COUNT: usu N of n A plate of food is the amount of food on the plate. ...a huge… …
38plate — plate1 W2S2 [pleıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(sign)¦ 3 have a lot/enough on your plate 4¦(protective covering)¦ 5¦(earth s surface)¦ 6¦(gold/silver)¦ 7 hand/give/offer somebody something on a plate 8¦(pictures/photos)¦ 9¦(baseball)¦ …
39plate — I UK [pleɪt] / US noun Word forms plate : singular plate plural plates *** 1) [countable] a flat round dish that you put food on Rinse the plates before putting them in the dishwasher. paper plates a) plate or plateful the amount of food that a… …
40printing ink — noun a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑printer s ink • Hypernyms: ↑ink * * * noun : an ink used in printing and consisting of a pigment or pigments of the required color mixed with oil or varnish;… …
