Plate

[1] The action of coating a material with some metal. Also called "electroplate" or anodize.
[2] A flat piece of material.
[3] Two lead-alloy plates in each cell where the positive plate is made of lead peroxide and the negative plate is made of spongy lead. Separators are placed between the plates of different polarity.
[4] The electrode, in a valve or tube, held at a positive potential with respect to a cathode, and through which positive current generally enters the vacuum or plasma, through collection of electrons.
[5] Clutch discs
See also adapter plate, backing plate, baffle plate, blanking plate, brake backing plate, breaker plate, center drive plate, chafing plate, clutch plate, clutch pressure plate, contact breaker plate, driven plate, drive plate, end cover plate, flitch plate, friction plate, governor plate, gusset plate, heel plate, hinge plate, hinge tapping plate, hub plate, intel-plate, intermediate drive plate, intermediate plate, keel, flat plate, license plate frame, license plate, nave plate, negative plate, positive plate, pressure plate, rear license plate lamp, rear license plate light, registration plate, restrictor plate, retainer plate, scuff plate, sensor plate, skid plate, spacer plate, step plate, stopper plate, striker plate, swash plate, tapping plate, thrust plate, torque converter drive plate, transfer plate, valve body separator plate, valve plate, vanity plate, wobble plate