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'''Plate''' may refer to:
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== Cooking ==
* [[Plate (dishware)]], broad, mainly flat vessel commonly used to serve food
* Plates, [[tableware]], dishes or dishware used for setting a table, serving food and dining
* Plate, the content of such a plate (for example: [[rice plate]])
* Plate, to [[Food presentation|present food]], on a plate
* Plate, [[Cut of beef#Forequarter cuts|forequarter cut of beef]]

== Places ==
* [[Plate, Germany]], municipality in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
* Plate, borough of [[Lüchow]], Lower Saxony, Germany
* [[River Plate (disambiguation)]]
* [[Tourelle de la Plate]], lighthouse in France

== Science and technology ==
=== Biology and medicine ===
* [[Plate (anatomy)]], several meanings
* [[Dental plate]], also known as dentures
* [[Dynamic compression plate]], metallic plate used in orthopedics to fix bone
* [[Microtiter plate]] (or microplate or microwell plate), flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes
* [[Orthopedic plate]], internal fixation used in orthopaedic surgery 
* [[Petri dish]] or Petri plate, shallow dish on which biological cultures may be grown and/or viewed

=== Geology ===
* [[Tectonic plate]], pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere
** [[Plate tectonics]], the study of the movement of such plates

=== Physics ===
* Plate, physical approximation of a [[theoretical plate]] in separation processes
* [[Plate electrode]], type of electrode used in vacuum tubes
* [[Plate (structure)]], concept used in continuum mechanics as part of the plate theory
* [[Plate trick]], mathematical demonstration of quaternions and particle spins
* [[Wilhelmy plate]], used to measure tension at an interface between air and a liquid or between two liquids

=== Construction ===
* [[Anchor plate]], large plate connected to a tie rod or bolt for structural reinforcement
* [[Sill plate]], the bottom horizontal member of a wall or building to which vertical members are attached
* [[Wall plate]], vertical component used in building construction

=== Electronics ===
* [[Anode]]s, electrodes used in vacuum tubes (thermionic valves) and similar devices

=== Printing and photography ===
* [[Photographic plate]], medium from which a photograph may be developed
**[[Plate camera]], early type of camera that used photographic plates
* [[Printing plate]],printing medium:
** Plate, in [[Intaglio (printmaking)]], the direct opposite of a relief print
** Plate, in [[lithography]], method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water
** Plate, a (part of a) "[[tipped-in page]]", separately-printed page in a book used to carry one or more images

=== Transportation ===
* [[Approach plate]], chart used by a pilot to perform an instrument approach and landing on a runway
* Plate B, Plate C, ... , Plate H, [[loading gauge]]s used on North American railroads

== Metal plates ==
* [[Plate (metal)]], rectangular flat metal stock that is more than 6&nbsp;mm or 0.25&nbsp;in thick, not as thin as sheet metal
** Plate, element of a [[folding machine]]
** [[Plate armour]], body armor made from metal plates
** [[Vehicle registration plate]] (license plate), sign attached to a vehicle in order to identify it
*** [[L-plate]] (learner plate), sign attached to a vehicle to indicate that the driver has a provisional driving license
* [[Plated]], item with a deposition of metallic layers

== Sport ==
* [[Home plate]], location on a baseball field
* Several trophies, e.g.,
** [[Annapolis Subscription Plate]], in horse racing
** [[County Championship Plate]], in rugby union
** [[Mandela Challenge Plate]], in rugby union
* [[Weight plate]], flat, heavy object, usually made of iron, used in strength training or weightlifting

== Other uses ==
* [[Plate (surname)]]
* Plate, in heraldry, [[Roundel (heraldry)|Roundel]] ''argent'' (white/silver)

== See also ==
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** [[Basal plate (disambiguation)]]
** [[Faceplate (disambiguation)]]
** [[Home plate (disambiguation)]]
* [[Plat (disambiguation)]]

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