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whole plate

whole plate noun: a photographic plate measuring 6½ by 8½ inches.

Noun

whole plate (plural whole plates)

  1. (historical) A photographic plate measuring 6½ by 8½ inches.

Forms of whole plate

pluralwhole plates

Questions about whole plate

What does whole plate mean?
Whole plate means a photographic plate measuring 6½ by 8½ inches.
What part of speech is whole plate?
Whole plate is a noun.
What is the plural of whole plate?
The plural of whole plate is whole plates.

Words near whole plate in the dictionary

  1. whole number
  2. whole numbers
  3. whole package
  4. whole packages
  5. whole paycheck
  6. whole plate
  7. whole plates
  8. whole rest
  9. whole rests
  10. whole shabang
  11. whole shebang

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