screwplate

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noun

A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounscrewplate (plural screwplates)

plural screwplates

  1. A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.

Origin

From screw + plate.

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APA

screwplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwplate

MLA

“screwplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwplate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screwplate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwplate.

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