Technology / Rockets / Boiler Plate Motor: A very solid overdesigned thrust chamber used to test new propellants or new injector concepts.
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Plate Noun Synonyms: layer, leaf, sheet, pane, panel, lamina, slab
Plate Adjective Synonyms: platter, dish, trencher, charger
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Science / Biology / Plate Tectonics: The movement of the plates that make up the surface of the Earth. The revolutionary paradigm in geology that the earths crust is composed of rigid segments (plates) in constant (although considered sl MORE
Science / Geology / Plateau Basalt: A sequence of parallel to subparallel basalt flows that were formed during a geologically brief interval of time and which covered an extensive geographic area. Thought to have formed from simultaneou MORE
Entertainment / Photography / Plate Camera: Camera designed to take glass plates but often adapted to take cut film. MORE
Entertainment / Baseball / Plate Appearance: The aggregate of a player's at-bats, walks, sacrifice hits (bunts and flies) and hit by pitches. MORE