plate | Definition of plate

Synonyms and Antonyms of plate

1 a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale

the tiny silver plates on the brooch are arranged to look like fish scales

Synonyms of plate

lamella, lamina, scale

Words Related to plate

chip, flake, sliver, splint, splinter

leaf, sheet, slice

2 something that visually explains or decorates a text

the book's color plate illustrates the internal organs of the human body

Synonyms of plate

diagram, figure, graphic, illustration, visual

Words Related to plate

drawing, illumination, image, pictogram, pictograph, picture

caption, key, legend

depiction, pictorialization, portrait, portrayal, representation

clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition