| plastisol |
dispersed particles of resin suspended in a liquid organic substance that gels and then fuses when processed by heat, used to create thermoplastic coatings or molds. |
| plastron |
a piece of protective padding or armor worn over the chest by swordsmen. [3 definitions] |
| -plasty |
formation, esp. with regard to plastic surgery. |
| plat1 |
a plot of ground. [3 definitions] |
| plat2 |
a braid or plait. [2 definitions] |
| plat du jour |
the special or featured dish being offered on a particular day in a restaurant. |
| plate |
a flat, round dish from which food is served or eaten, or the food on such a dish. [10 definitions] |
| plateau |
an elevated, relatively level area of land. [3 definitions] |
| plated |
coated with a thin layer of metal so as to give the appearance of greater value (sometimes used in combination). [2 definitions] |
| plateful |
the quantity that a plate can hold. |
| plate glass |
clear, ground, and polished glass in large sheets, used for mirrors and large windows. |
| platelet |
any of numerous small disk-shaped bodies found in the blood of vertebrates and associated with clotting. |
| platen |
in a printing press, the flat plate or rotating cylinder that presses the paper against the inked surface. [2 definitions] |
| plater |
a person or machine that plates. [2 definitions] |
| plate rail |
a narrow, shelflike strip or molding attached to the upper part of a wall, on which plates or other flat objects can be displayed. |
| plate tectonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the geologic theory that the earth's crust consists of several independent plates floating on semiliquid magma, whose constant motion is the cause of continental drift, volcanic eruption, and the like. |
| platform |
a level, raised surface used as a place to work, perform, or speak to an audience. [6 definitions] |
| platform bed |
a flat mattress support mounted on legs, often having the space beneath enclosed and fitted with storage drawers. |
| platform scale |
an industrial weighing device fitted with a platform on which esp. large or heavy objects can be placed and weighed. |
| plating |
a thin coating of gold, silver, or the like over a filler of another metal. [2 definitions] |
| platinic |
of, containing, or similar to platinum, esp. tetravalent platinum. |