Definitions for plates
plates

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1. Plates

   in Coccidae, the squames; q.v.: in male Homoptera, a pair of pieces following the last full ventral segment; usually preceded by a short piece, - the valve.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'plates' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4019

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'plates' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4048

Anagrams for plates »

1. palest

2. pastel

3. petals

4. pleats

5. septal

6. staple

7. tepals

How to pronounce plates?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plates in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plates in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of plates in a Sentence

1. Swati Singh:

   Single use plastics are a major problem, as such items( cups, straws, plates) are disposed of. They either litter drains and roads, or wind up in dumpsites -- or worse, are put on fire, kerala is the first state in Katy WongDelhi , India that has banned one-time disposable products in the entire state. Maharashtra, too, recently banned multi-layered packaging, and disposable products. Katy WongDelhi , India still has a long way to curb the issue of single-use plastics.

2. President Trump:

   I do think we have bigger problems than plastic staws, what about the plates, the wrappers and everything else that are much bigger and theyre made of the same material?

3. Evan Saitta:

   Males typically invest more into their ornamentation than do females, so the larger wide plates were likely from males, the broad, thin structure of the plates and their positioning on the back of the animal suggests that they were used in sexual display, analogous to the tail of a peacock. The broad, wide plates likely made a continuous display surface along the animal's back to attract mates, like a billboard.

4. David Sharp:

   Hunters try to kill the deer with the largest antlers, fishermen tell stories of their biggest catch, and we sensationalize even the act of dieting by hosting reality TV shows such as The Biggest Loser, when we are bombarded with the appeal of getting things bigger or larger, it creates a bit of dissonance that the message for our most intimate choices such as our meals, our plates and our bodies runs opposite to our culture of plenty when considering long-term health and wellness.

5. Kevin Collier:

   I can’t fight on the battlefield like they did, but I can fight however I can in modern times and I will not give them plates up.

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References

1. ^ Entomology
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