A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed.

Alternative spelling of collection plate

A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner. / (by extension, informal) The condition of being a novice or learner.

(physics, chemistry) A plate or tray in a distillation column that produces the best possible difference between the liquid and vapour phases in equilibrium with it; the equivalent concept in a fractionating column packed with beads or rings

(nautical) A plate (usually metal) attached horizontally near the top of the lower mast of a square rigged ship in order to secure the topmast. Rigging runs both upwards (topmast rigging) and downwards (futtock shrouds) to maintain stability.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot, plate. / Alternative form of hotplate

plural of plate appearance

An electrode, in the form of a metal plate buried in external soil, used to earth the electrical system of a building

To coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver, often electrolytically.

(anatomy) A layer of compact bone that overlies the spongiosa of the alveolar process on the mandible and maxilla.