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. septal

2. pastel

3. palest

4. staple

5. petals

6. tepals

7. pleats

How to pronounce plates?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say plates in sign language?

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. Ian Madin:

   As the two plates collide.

2. 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.

3. Sarah Palin:

   Docs essentially lifted and secured every rib with steel bands, anchored the broken clavicle with plates and rods, set aside repair of a broken shoulder for later (also later are more minor things like ACL/MCL knee injuries), still mechanically inflating one collapsed lung while other bruised lung, liver, etc., are watched; chest drain is working overtime to keep things clear.

4. 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.

5. Mariana Fulger:

   I harvest pieces of time from hour plates. I am a collector of past.

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