counterplate

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noun

Any plate (flat piece of material) opposite to a primary one, such as an opposite engraved surface used in printing, or an opposite sheet of matrix rock from the one containing a fossil.

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Meanings

nouncounterplate (plural counterplates)

plural counterplates

  1. Any plate (flat piece of material) opposite to a primary one, such as an opposite engraved surface used in printing, or an opposite sheet of matrix rock from the one containing a fossil.

Origin

From counter- + plate.

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APA

counterplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterplate

MLA

“counterplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterplate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterplate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterplate.

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