Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underplate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-plate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.

noun

A tectonic plate that forms or moves under another.

noun

A charger plate

verb

To act as an underplate.

Etymology

From under- + plate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

underplates (plural) underplates (present, singular) underplating (participle, present) underplated (participle, past) underplated (past)

Questions

What does underplate mean?
An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.
Where does underplate come from?
From under- + plate.

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