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process plate

process plate noun: a plate prepared by a mechanical process, especially a photomechanical process.

Noun

process plate (plural process plates)

  1. (historical) A plate prepared by a mechanical process, especially a photomechanical process.
  2. (historical) A very slow photographic plate, giving good contrasts between highlights and shadows, used especially for making lantern slides.

Forms of process plate

pluralprocess plates

Questions about process plate

What does process plate mean?
Process plate means a plate prepared by a mechanical process, especially a photomechanical process.
What part of speech is process plate?
Process plate is a noun.
What is the plural of process plate?
The plural of process plate is process plates.

Words near process plate in the dictionary

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