half-plate

noun

A photographic plate measuring 4¾ by 6½ inches in Britain (4¼ by 5½ in the US).

Meanings

nounhalf-plate (plural half-plates)

plural half-plates

  1. historicalartsA photographic plate measuring 4¾ by 6½ inches in Britain (4¼ by 5½ in the US).
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APA

half-plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-plate

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“half-plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-plate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-plate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-plate.

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