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terneplate

[ turn-pleyt ]
/ ˈtɜrnˌpleɪt /

noun

steel plate coated with terne metal.

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Origin of terneplate

1855–60; obsolete terne (<French: dull; see tarnish) + plate1

Words nearby terneplate

ternary form, ternary operation, ternate, terne, terne metal, terneplate, tern foot, Terni, ternion, Ternopol, terotechnology
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