1. flat dishes used for serving or eating food
2. flat sheets of metal, glass, or other material
3. large sections of the Earth’s crust that move slowly
Usage: geology

Examples

• She set the dinner plates on the table.
• The restaurant uses white ceramic plates for all meals.
• Steel plates were used to reinforce the building’s structure.
• The earthquake occurred where two tectonic plates meet.
• The police officer checked the car’s plates.
• Metal plates covered the construction hole in the sidewalk.