Business / Machine Shop / Surface Plate: An accurately machined and scraped flat metal piece (usually of cast iron) used to check the flatness of surfaces.
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Plate Adjective Synonyms: platter, dish, trencher, charger
Plate Noun Synonyms: layer, leaf, sheet, pane, panel, lamina, slab
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Surface Adjective Synonyms: exterior, covering, outside, top, skin, integument, facade, face, boundary, interface, superficies, side, plane
Surface Adverb Synonyms: pave, concrete, tarmac
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Business / Machine Shop / Square Surface: A surface at a right angle with another surface. MORE
Business / Construction / Sole Plate: The bottom, horizontal framing member of a wall that's attached to the floor sheeting and vertical wall studs. MORE
Business / Construction / Sill Plate (Mudsill): Bottom horizontal member of an exterior wall frame which rests on top a foundation, sometimes called mudsill. Also sole plate, bottom member of an interior wall frame. MORE
Science / Weather / Standard Surface Pressure: The measurement of one atmosphere of pressure under standard conditions. It is equivalent to 1,013.25 millibars, 29.92 inches of mercury, 760 millimeters of mercury, 14.7 pounds per square inch, or 1. MORE
Science / Geology / Streak Plate: A piece of unglazed porcelain that is used for determining the streak of a mineral specimen. MORE