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baseplate

American  
[beys-pleyt] / ˈbeɪsˌpleɪt /

noun

  1. bedplate.

  2. Dentistry.

    1. a sheet of plastic material for making trial denture plates.

    2. the portion of a denture in contact with the jaw.

  3. Metallurgy. a plate of metal to be clad with another metal.


Etymology

Origin of baseplate

First recorded in 1875–80; base 1 + plate 1

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The wood cuts smoothly and is "really nice to work with", the artists says, as he attaches a three-pronged metal baseplate that will finally hold the trunk vertical once again.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2025

A baseplate that holds the telescope’s detectors was especially tricky, says Euclid Project Manager Giuseppe Racca at ESA.

From Science Magazine Jun. 21, 2023

“These kits are not individual magazine parts to replace, say, a worn-out spring or a cracked baseplate in a lawfully possessed magazine,” the lawsuit states.

From Washington Times Feb. 13, 2017

Compass: I use a baseplate compass for map-and-compass navigation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Water began to run down into the pit and Mikah went to work bailing it out, while the gap between the hood and the baseplate widened.

From The Ethical Engineer by Harrison, Harry

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