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

Example Sentences

Ellis, a thin steel surface plate was cemented on to the wrought-iron foundation by running in molten steel between.

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

The author made an experiment upon this point with a very rigid surface plate six feet long, and three cast steel straight-edges 6 feet long, 41⁄2 inches wide, and 1⁄2 inch thick.

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

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)

The surface plate is a plate or casting having a true flat surface to be used as a test plate for other surfaces.

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

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 Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)