plate
Example Sentences
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At Johnson Camp, ore is coated with bacteria and acid and heaped into a pile, where the copper drips out and into a facility where the metal is plated onto ready-to-use cathodes.
Every image that goes on a piece of stationery—a name, a floral design or an intricate Christmas tree—is etched into a copper plate.
There is also a vibration plate that, Collins and Gomez say, can help with lymphatic drainage before or after class.
From Los Angeles Times
“And speaking of those boots, perhaps it’s time you traded them in for something more appropriate to a young lady,” she added, clearing her plate from the table with a little hmmph.
From Literature
Most people recognize the familiar situation at a restaurant or dinner party when one plate arrives early and the person served hesitates to start eating.
From Science Daily
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