Disk vs. Plate

Disk vs. Plate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Disk and Plate

Disknoun

A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

A coin is a disk of metal.

Platenoun

A flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

I filled my plate from the bountiful table.

Disknoun

(figuratively) Something resembling a disk.

Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun.

Platenoun

(uncountable) Such dishes collectively.

Disknoun

(anatomy) An intervertebral disc

Platenoun

The contents of such a dish.

I ate a plate of beans.
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Disknoun

(dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.

Turn the disk over, after it has finished.

Platenoun

A course at a meal.

The meat plate was particularly tasty.

Disknoun

(computing) nodot=1 - removable magnetic medium or a hard disk - fixed, persistent digital storage.

He still uses floppy disks from 1979.

Platenoun

(figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities

With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.

Disknoun

A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.

She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer.

Platenoun

A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.

A clutch usually has two plates.
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Disknoun

(agriculture) A harrow.

Platenoun

A vehicle license plate.

He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could.

Disknoun

(botany) A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.

Platenoun

A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating

The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull.

Diskverb

(agriculture) to harrow

Platenoun

A material covered with such a layer.

If you're not careful, someone will sell you silverware that's really only silver plate.

Disknoun

something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

Platenoun

(dated) A decorative or food service item coated with silver.

The tea was served in the plate.

Disknoun

a flat circular plate

Platenoun

(weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.

Disknoun

sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves

Platenoun

(printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.

We finished making the plates this morning.

Disknoun

(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

Platenoun

An image or copy.

Diskverb

draw a harrow over (land)

Platenoun

An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.

Platenoun

(dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.

Platenoun

(construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.

Platenoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) A foot, from "plates of meat".

Sit down and give your plates a rest.

Platenoun

(baseball) Home plate.

There was a close play at the plate.

Platenoun

(geology) A tectonic plate.

Platenoun

(historical) Plate armour.

He was confronted by two knights in full plate.

Platenoun

(herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.

Platenoun

A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.

Platenoun

The anode of a vacuum tube.

Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.

Platenoun

(obsolete) A coin, usually a silver coin.

Platenoun

(heraldic charge) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.

Platenoun

A prize given to the winner in a contest.

Platenoun

(chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.

Platenoun

A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code.

Platenoun

The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.

Platenoun

(Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.

Platenoun

One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.

Platenoun

A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.

Platenoun

(furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.

Platenoun

(hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.

Platenoun

(music) A record, usually vinyl.

Platenoun

Precious metal, especially silver.

Plateverb

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.

This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.

Plateverb

To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.

After preparation, the chef will plate the dish.

Plateverb

(baseball) To score a run.

The single plated the runner from second base.

Plateverb

To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.

Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline.

Platenoun

a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

Platenoun

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score;

he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

Platenoun

a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

Platenoun

dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

Platenoun

the quantity contained in a plate

Platenoun

a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

Platenoun

the thin under portion of the forequarter

Platenoun

a main course served on a plate;

a vegetable platethe blue plate special

Platenoun

any flat platelike body structure or part

Platenoun

the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

Platenoun

a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

Platenoun

structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

Platenoun

a shallow receptacle for collection in church

Platenoun

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

Platenoun

a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

Platenoun

the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws;

a catcher needs a lot of protective equipmenthe plays behind the plate

Plateverb

coat with a layer of metal;

plate spoons with silver