underplate

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noun

An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.

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Meanings

noununderplate (plural underplates)

plural underplates

  1. An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.
  2. geographyA tectonic plate that forms or moves under another.
  3. A charger plate
verbunderplate (third-person singular simple present underplates, present participle underplating, simple past and past participle underplated)

present singular third person underplates · participle present underplating · participle past underplated · past underplated

  1. geographyTo act as an underplate.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
charger

Origin

From under- + plate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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