patress

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noun

An adapting plate or mounting used to fix an object to a surface or a substrate where the difference in character between the object and that to which it is mounted prevents direct mounting, e.g. in fitting a flat panel to a curved surface.

OriginLatin patera →
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Meanings

nounpatress (plural patresses)

plural patresses · alternative pattress

  1. An adapting plate or mounting used to fix an object to a surface or a substrate where the difference in character between the object and that to which it is mounted prevents direct mounting, e.g. in fitting a flat panel to a curved surface.

Origin

  1. Latinpatera“dish, saucer”
  2. Englishpatress

Alteration of pateras, from Latin patera (“dish, saucer”).

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Translations

Spanish patresa
  • patresaan adapting plate
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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