- back plate
- n.a thin piece of metal, usually with a concave portion, used with machine screws to fasten certain types of cylinders to a door
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back plate
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back|plate — «BAK PLAYT», noun. 1. a plate fastened at or forming the back: »The spindle of a doorknob is held in place by two backplates. 2. a piece of armor covering the back and fastened to the breastplate with straps … Useful english dictionary
back plate — the central steel plate on the back of an otter board, q.v … Dictionary of ichthyology
Back plate — Упор фальцевальной кассеты … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
back-plate — … Useful english dictionary
plate — arrow·plate; Au·to·plate; back·plate; col·or·plate; con·tem·plate; fish·plate; omo·plate; plate; plate·ful; plate·less; plate·let; plate·man; re·plate; sub·plate; vam·plate; in·tra·plate; micro·plate; pho·to·plate; elec·tro·plate; tem·plate; … English syllables
back — ahorse·back; apick·a·back; back; back·ber·end; back·bit·er; back·bone·less; back·coun·try; back·en; back·et; back·field; back·fill·er; back·fill·ing; back·fisch; back·friend; back·hand·ed; back·heel; back·less; back·lins; back·lot·ter; back·most; … English syllables
plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… … Universalium
Back-arc basin — Back arc basins (or retro arc basins) are geologic features, submarine basins associated with island arcs and subduction zones.They are found at some convergent plate boundaries, presently concentrated in the Western Pacific ocean. Most of them… … Wikipedia
Plate armour — is personal armour made from large metal plates, worn on the chest and sometimes the entire body. History Plate armour protecting the chest and the lower limbs was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, but it fell into disuse after the collapse… … Wikipedia
Plate-forme d'apprentissage en ligne — Article principal : Technologies de l information et de la communication pour l éducation. Une plate forme d apprentissage en ligne, appelée parfois LMS (Learning Management System), est un site web qui présente du contenu didactique et… … Wikipédia en Français
