🌟 Today's word: PLATE 🌟

Let's explore three meanings of the word "plate"!

✅ A thin layer of metal covering some other metal.
🔸 They used a gold plate on the jewellery to give it a more valuable appearance.
🔸 The silver plate on the candlestick began to tarnish over time.
🔸 When chrome plating came into widespread use in the 1940s these dangers were not well understood. (The Economist)


✅ A flat piece of metal with words and/or pictures on it.
🔸 I checked the car number on the plate
🔸 The trooper checked the license plate number and learned the car was registered to Manny Alexander. (The New York Times – Sport)
🔸 Artists visit the studio typically for a day, he said: "The artist draws on a stone or a plate or carves a woodcut. (The New York Times)

✅ A movable segment of the Earth’s lithosphere.
🔸 The shifting of tectonic plates can lead to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
🔸 The Pacific Plate is one of the largest tectonic plates on Earth.
🔸 They crashed together like tectonic plates. (The New York Times)

There you have it! Three different meanings of the word "plate." Keep learning and expanding your vocabulary! 💡

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