metal plate

collocation in English

meaningsofmetalandplate

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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plate
noun
uk
/pleɪt/us
/pleɪt/
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve ...
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(Definition ofmetalandplatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This consists of ametalplatewith load cells under each corner, which monitor the vertical forces produced when a subject stands on the plate.
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As in most cases, the application of a rule star ts with a seed node of a rectangular sheetmetalplatehaving cer tain dimensions.
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This consists of ametalplatewith load cells under each corner which monitor the vertical forces produced when a subject stands on the plate.
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It consists of a singlemetalplateperforated periodically with apertures, such as cross-shaped apertures, rectangular apertures, circular apertures, and so on.
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Simply charge up a photoconductivemetalplatewith electrostatic charges and project an image onto it.
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Each step in the derivation generalizes to the case when the phase-field version of the grain boundary is a thin layer of any shape within a three-dimensionalmetalplate.
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In the case of the bracket, the application of rules star ts with a rectangular sheetmetalplatehaving cer tain dimensions, which serves as the seed node.
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Instead of concealing the image on the piece of paper by dusk, themetalplatecovered the image until the handle was lifted to reveal it.
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Ametalplatewas fixed to the skull through which a probe could later be passed into the brain.
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A constituent of mine went, with his wife, to discuss the possible removal of ametalplatethat had been inserted because of an earlier injury.
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At the bottom of the door was a largemetalplatewhich is called a kicking-plate, put there, apparently, to prevent anybody damaging the door by kicking it.
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One may be a pivoting flatmetalplateof almost half the drain diameter.
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The solderless breadboard is mounted on a blue paintedmetalplatebase.
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He has ametalplateat the back of his skull from an injury that occurred in junior football.
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On the front of the harness of the navy frogman version there is a projectingmetalplateintended to carry a limpet mine.
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The bilge is subsequently built back up using epoxy fibreglass or sometimesmetalplate.
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Two metal bars with scales on them were fixed one above another on ametalplateand inclined at a small angle.
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They consist of ametalplatewith a unique number.
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