surface plate
Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
Origin of surface plate
1- Also called planometer.
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How to use surface plate in a sentence
Prepare surface plate culture of the organism to be cultivated.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreHolding the piece of spleen in the forceps, dab the cut surface on to a surface plate in a number of different spots.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreMake cultivations, tube and surface plate, and cover-slip preparations from this situation.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreTo determine this a surface plate, as it is called, is needed.
The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration | Charles Franklin WarnerIts weak point was the liability of the surface plate to crack through under fire and become detached from its iron backing.
British Dictionary definitions for surface plate
another name for faceplate (def. 2)
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