underplate

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ plate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

underplate (plural underplates)

  1. An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.
  2. (geology) A tectonic plate that forms or moves under another.

Verb

underplate (third-person singular simple present underplates, present participle underplating, simple past and past participle underplated)

  1. (geology) To act as an underplate.
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