bedplate

[ bed-pleyt ]

/ ˈbɛdˌpleɪt /

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noun

a plate, platform, or frame supporting the lighter parts of a machine.

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Also called baseplate.

Origin of bedplate

First recorded in 1840–50; bed + plate¹

Words nearby bedplate

Bedouin, be down, bedpad, bedpan, bed place, bedplate, bedpost, bedquilt, bedrabble, bedraggle, bedraggled

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How to use bedplate in a sentence

As these cylinders were to fit into holes bored in a steel bedplate, it was necessary to have a flange at one end.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
The bedplate, cylinder and guides are bored at one operation and cannot get out of alignment.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson
In one of the channels the bed of the trough slopes up slightly to the place where the “bedplate” is fixed.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall
Around the bedplate are located the oil-cooling coils, the oil strainer, the oil reservoir and the oil pipings to the bearing.
Steam Turbines|Hubert E. Collins

Mounted on the end of the bedplate is the oil pump, operated from the main shaft of the turbine as previously stated.
Steam Turbines|Hubert E. Collins

British Dictionary definitions for bedplate

bedplate

/ (ˈbɛdˌpleɪt) /

noun

a heavy metal platform or frame to which an engine or machine is attached

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