surface plate

American  

noun

1. Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.

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surface plate British  

noun

1. another name for faceplate

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Etymology

Origin of surface plate

First recorded in 1840–50

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surface plate

Its weak point was the liability of the surface plate to crack through under fire and become detached from its iron backing.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

Invert the bottom half of the surface plate over the plate base and press its edges firmly down into the plasticine filling the groove.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Holding the piece of spleen in the forceps, dab the cut surface on to a surface plate in a number of different spots.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Red Marking or Marking.—This is a paint used by machinists to try the fit of one piece to another, or to try the work by a test piece or surface plate.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The Whitworth surfacing straight-edge, or long narrow surface plate, is ribbed as in Fig.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua