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counterplate

counterplate noun: any plate (flat piece of material) opposite to a primary one, such as an opposite engraved surface used in printing, or an opposite sheet of matrix rock from the one containing a fossil.

Noun

counterplate (plural counterplates)

  1. Any plate (flat piece of material) opposite to a primary one, such as an opposite engraved surface used in printing, or an opposite sheet of matrix rock from the one containing a fossil.

Forms of counterplate

pluralcounterplates

Origin of counterplate

From counter- + plate.

Questions about counterplate

What does counterplate mean?
Counterplate means any plate (flat piece of material) opposite to a primary one, such as an opposite engraved surface used in printing, or an opposite sheet of matrix rock from the one containing a fossil.
What part of speech is counterplate?
Counterplate is a noun.
What is the plural of counterplate?
The plural of counterplate is counterplates.

Words near counterplate in the dictionary

  1. counterplanned
  2. counterplanner
  3. counterplanners
  4. counterplanning
  5. counterplans
  6. counterplate
  7. counterplates
  8. counterplay
  9. counterplayed
  10. counterplayer
  11. counterplayers

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