end plate
Mining. one of the shorter members of a set.: Compare wall plate (def. 3).
Cell Biology. a specialized area on the surface of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron makes contact with the muscle, consisting of an irregularly shaped trough into which the terminal portion of the axon fits.
Origin of end plate
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How to use end plate in a sentence
The elbows at the terminals of the end plate are carved to represent grotesque heads (Fig. 253).
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties | D.C. BeardFig. 264 shows a standing fir-tree and also shows what cuts to make in order to get the right-shaped log for an end plate.
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties | D.C. Beardend plate blew out while being caulked at a jump joint in back angle iron.
Records of Steam Boiler Explosions | Edward Bindon MartenThe tube collapsed beyond the bridge, and the back part with the back end plate was blown out to a great distance.
Records of Steam Boiler Explosions | Edward Bindon MartenAffix two or more of these on the inner face of the bottom end plate.
The Potter's Craft | Charles F. Binns
British Dictionary definitions for endplate
/ (ˈɛndˌpleɪt) /
any usually flat platelike structure at the end of something
physiol the flattened end of a motor nerve fibre, which transmits impulses to muscle
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