Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot, plate. / Alternative form of hotplate

plural of plate appearance

Heavy plate steel, or other strong plate metal, installed to create armour on a structure or vehicle.

(nautical) a cover over a hawsehole, used to keep spray out of the chain locker and prevent deckhands from stepping into the hawsehole.

An electrode, in the form of a metal plate buried in external soil, used to earth the electrical system of a building

present participle of gold plate

Alternative spelling of gold plate

A thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, plate.

To apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold. / (of projects) To incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer.

Alternative form of dinnerplate