PLATED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Plate

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Middle English (denoting a flat, thin sheet, usually of metal): from Old French, from medieval Latin plata ‘plate armour’, based on Greek platus ‘flat’. plate (sense 1 of the noun) represents Old French plat ‘platter, large dish’, also ‘dish of meat’, noun use of Old French plat ‘flat’

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: pleɪt

Dialects: British English

Definition:

cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.

Short Definition:

cover metal with coating of different metal

Definition:

serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates

Short Definition:

serve food on plate

Examples:

overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated

Definition:

score or cause to score (a run or runs)

Short Definition:

score home run

Examples:

Matt Wignot plated two of Clarkson's runs

Definition:

inoculate (cells or infective material) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers.

Short Definition:

inoculate on to culture plate