Disk vs. Plate
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.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.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 homePlatenoun
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 specialPlatenoun
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 platePlateverb
coat with a layer of metal;
plate spoons with silver
