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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Example Sentences

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surface plate

A chilled or hardened surface plate cannot, however, be so truly surfaced as one that is finished with either the scraper or the file.

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

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 Joshua Rose

Make cultivations, tube and surface plate, and cover-slip preparations from this situation.

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

Of course, the surface plate must be absolutely level when tests are made.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?

If any local lesion is visible, sear its exposed surface and with the platinum loop, remove material from the deeper parts to make tube and surface plate cultivations and cover-slip preparations.

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

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