Plate

Plate may refer to a range of generally thin and flat objects upon where food or other items—including additional plates—can be placed.

Cooking

Plate (anatomy), several meanings
Dental plate, also known as dentures
Dynamic compression plate, a metallic plate used in orthopedics to fix bone
Microtiter plate (or microplate or microwell plate), a flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes
Petri plate, a shallow dish on which biological cultures may be grown and/or viewed

Tectonic plate, are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere
- Plate tectonics, the study of the movement of such plates

A physical approximation of a theoretical plate in separation processes
Plate electrode, a type of electrode used in vacuum tubes
Plate theory, a theory used in continuum mechanics to explain thin solids
Wilhelmy plate, used to measure tension at an interface between air and a liquid or between two liquids
The Plate trick, a mathematical demonstration of quaternions and particle spins

Plate (structure), a type of structural element
- Anchor plate, a 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, a vertical component used in building construction

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

Approach plate, a chart used by a pilot to perform an instrument approach and landing on a runway
Plate B, Plate C, ... , Plate H, different loading gauges used on North American railroads

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

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