WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
face•plate
(fās′plāt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Building(on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.
- the part of a protective headpiece, as a diver's or astronaut's helmet, that covers the upper portion of the face, often of transparent material and sometimes movable.
- Electronics, ElectricityAlso called face. the glass front of a cathode ray tube upon which the image is displayed.
- Buildinga protective plate, as one surrounding an electric outlet or light switch. Cf. switch plate.
- face + plate1 1835–45
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