Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backplate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
back-plate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plate protecting a fighting person's back.

noun

A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached.

noun

The metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, where the ports are found.

noun

A wood or metal (or glass, etc) plate that serves as a backing for an object.

noun

A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake.

British usage

noun

Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From back + plate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

backplates (plural)

Derived Forms

backplated

Questions

What does backplate mean?
A plate protecting a fighting person's back.
Where does backplate come from?
From back + plate.

How to pronounce backplate

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “backplate”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “backplate”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “backplate” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.