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# plate

noun (plate, plates); verb (plate — cover with a thin metal layer)

«plate» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A plate is a flat dish you put food on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#m1)
2. A plate is a flat thin piece of metal, glass or other hard material: a number plate on a car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#m2)
3. In science, the Earth's surface is made of huge plates that move slowly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#m3)
4. In baseball, home plate is where the batter stands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths: a container: so many items on each plate; plates counted; plates needed = items ÷ per plate. In everyday life: setting the table, «clean your plate». In science: tectonic plates and earthquakes. In stories: «too much on my plate» means too much to do.

### Examples

- Each plate has 4 cookies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x1)
- She set 8 plates on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x2)
- There are 3 plates of 6 sandwiches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x3)
- How many plates are needed for 24 cookies? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x4)
- Please carry your plate to the sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x5)
- Earthquakes happen where the Earth's plates move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x6)
- The car's number plate was covered in mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x7)
- He ran to home plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x8)
- I have a lot on my plate this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x9)
- All the plates clattered for joy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/#x10)

### Note

«On each plate» is a rate: total = per plate × plates. Plates needed = items ÷ per plate. Trap: count the food, not the plates, unless asked. Number plate (UK) = license plate (USA). Plates are part of tableware; bowls hold soup.

## In Jewish tradition

The gold plate on the high priest's forehead, engraved "Holy to the LORD".

**Interpretation.** Tradition says it was worn on the forehead to make atonement for the offerings' faults, and it carried God's name so Aaron bore Israel's holiness.

### Examples

- And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD. (Torah EXO.28.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plate/#x1)
- And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD. (Torah EXO.39.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plate/#x2)
- And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Torah LEV.8.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plate/#x3)
- And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about. (Prophets 1KI.7.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plate/#x4)
- Silver beaten into plates which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple is their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men. (Prophets JER.10.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plate/#x5)

### Note

«On each plate» is a rate: total = per plate × plates. Plates needed = items ÷ per plate. Trap: count the food, not the plates, unless asked. Number plate (UK) = license plate (USA). Plates are part of tableware; bowls hold soup.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plate.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «plate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plate» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/plate.html) on Mova free.