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plateholder

plateholder noun: a device for holding a photographic plate.

Noun

plateholder (plural plateholders)

  1. A device for holding a photographic plate.

Forms of plateholder

pluralplateholders

Origin of plateholder

From plate + holder.

Questions about plateholder

What does plateholder mean?
Plateholder means a device for holding a photographic plate.
What part of speech is plateholder?
Plateholder is a noun.
What is the plural of plateholder?
The plural of plateholder is plateholders.

Words near plateholder in the dictionary

  1. plated out
  2. plated up
  3. plateful
  4. platefuls
  5. plateglass
  6. plateholder
  7. plateholders
  8. plateia
  9. plateias
  10. Platek
  11. Plateks

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