Plate vs. Panel

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

Platenoun

A flat dish from which food is served or eaten.

I filled my plate from the bountiful table.

Panelnoun

A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.

Behind the picture was a panel on the wall.

Platenoun

(uncountable) Such dishes collectively.

Panelnoun

(architecture) A sunken compartment with raised margins, moulded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

Platenoun

The contents of such a dish.

I ate a plate of beans.

Panelnoun

A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.

Today's panel includes John Smith.
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Platenoun

A course at a meal.

The meat plate was particularly tasty.

Panelnoun

An individual frame or drawing in a comic.

The last panel of a comic strip usually contains a punchline.

Platenoun

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

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

Panelnoun

(legal) A document containing the names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the whole jury.

Platenoun

A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.

A clutch usually has two plates.

Panelnoun

A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court.

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Platenoun

A vehicle license plate.

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

Panelnoun

(obsolete) A piece of cloth serving as a saddle.

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.

Panelnoun

A soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.

Platenoun

A material covered with such a layer.

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

Panelnoun

(joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame.

the panel of a door

Platenoun

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

The tea was served in the plate.

Panelnoun

(masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone.

Platenoun

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

Panelnoun

(masonry) A slab or plank of wood used instead of a canvas for painting on.

Platenoun

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

We finished making the plates this morning.

Panelnoun

(mining) A heap of dressed ore.

Platenoun

An image or copy.

Panelnoun

(mining) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.

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.

Panelnoun

(dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.

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.

Panelnoun

A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.

Platenoun

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

Panelnoun

A list of doctors who could provide limited free healthcare prior to the introduction of the NHS.

Platenoun

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

Sit down and give your plates a rest.

Panelverb

(transitive) To fit with panels.

Platenoun

(baseball) Home plate.

There was a close play at the plate.

Panelnoun

sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something

Platenoun

(geology) A tectonic plate.

Panelnoun

a committee appointed to judge a competition

Platenoun

(historical) Plate armour.

He was confronted by two knights in full plate.

Panelnoun

(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

Platenoun

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

Panelnoun

a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc

Platenoun

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

Panelnoun

a pad placed under a saddle

Platenoun

The anode of a vacuum tube.

Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying.

Panelnoun

(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'

Platenoun

(obsolete) A coin, usually a silver coin.

Panelnoun

electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices;

he checked the instrument panelsuddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree

Platenoun

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

Panelverb

decorate with panels;

panel the walls with wood

Platenoun

A prize given to the winner in a contest.

Panelverb

select from a list;

empanel prospective jurors

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