(design) A type of lightweight metal stock with a regular pattern of raised diamonds or lines (anti-slip surfacing). / (flooring) A plate of such material.

A river in South America, now more commonly called the Rio de la Plata.

A plate used to serve the side dish. / The side dish itself.

A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or jacket.

Alternative form of kickplate

(botany) A structure of tiny apertures present in adjacent sieve walls that enable the movement of fluids inside the phloem.

sheet glass; a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, windshields, etc.

Alternative form of license plate

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, plate. / (of one or more matters of concern) To be dealt with or handled.

(anatomy) A layer of compact bone that overlies the spongiosa of the alveolar process on the mandible and maxilla.