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Plate

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Plate may refer to:

Cooking

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Places

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Science and technology

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Biology and medicine

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Geology

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  • Tectonic plate, pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere

Physics

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  • Plate, physical approximation of a theoretical plate in separation processes
  • Plate electrode, type of electrode used in vacuum tubes
  • Plate (structure), concept used in continuum mechanics as part of the plate theory
  • Plate trick, mathematical demonstration of quaternions and particle spins
  • Wilhelmy plate, used to measure tension at an interface between air and a liquid or between two liquids

Construction

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  • Anchor plate, large plate connected to a tie rod or bolt for structural reinforcement
  • Sill plate, the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached
  • Wall plate, vertical component used in building construction

Electronics

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  • Anodes, electrodes used in vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) and similar devices

Printing and photography

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Transportation

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  • Approach plate, chart used by a pilot to perform an instrument approach and landing on a runway
  • Plate B, Plate C, ... , Plate H, loading gauges used on North American railroads

Metal plates

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  • Plate (metal), rectangular flat metal stock that is more than 6 mm or 0.25 in thick, not as thin as sheet metal
  • Plated, item with a deposition of metallic layers

Sport

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Other uses

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See also

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