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111plate|let — «PLAYT liht», noun. 1. one of many small disks which float in blood plasma and are involved in clotting. It is one of the three cellular elements of blood. 2. a small or minute plate. ╂[< plate + let] …
112plate tectonics — plate tectonics, n. (Geol.) A geological theory which holds that the crust of the earth (the lithosphere) is divided into a small number of large separate plates which float and move slowly around on the more plastic asthenosphere, breaking apart …
113Plate-gilled — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks. [1913 Webster] …
114Plate-forme continentale ou insulaire — ● Plate forme continentale ou insulaire partie supérieure immergée des blocs continentaux et des îles, s étendant depuis le niveau des plus basses mers jusqu à la profondeur (entre 100 et 500 m ; moyenne : 130 m) à laquelle il y a habituellement… …
115plate-tombe — ● plate tombe, plates tombes nom féminin Synonyme de dalle tumulaire ou funéraire. (On dit couramment : pierre tombale.) ● plate tombe, plates tombes (synonymes) nom féminin Synonymes : dalle funéraire dalle tumulaire …
116plate armor — plate′ ar mor n. her armor made from pieces of plate • Etymology: 1795–1805 …
117plate glass — plate′ glass′ n. cer a soda lime silica glass formed by rolling the hot glass into a plate that is subsequently ground and polished and used in large windows, mirrors, etc • Etymology: 1720–30 …
118plate tectonics — plate′ tecton′ics n. gel a geologic theory that describes the earth s crust as divided into a number of rigid plates, movement of which accounts for such phenomena as continental drift and the distribution of earthquakes • Etymology: 1965–70… …
119plate block — The block rows of postage stamps, two rows wide, in a pane next to the selvage that contains the number(s) of the plate(s) used to print the stamps. Generally a block of four stamps, it may be larger if the pane of stamps includes more than four… …
120plate block — n. Philately a block of postage stamps with a serial number (plate number) in the margin …
