cover plate
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4.8
- noun
- Specialized
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placa de cobertura
- We can either mash these cables because this power supply is a little bit on the lungboy side, or we can actually use this cover plate here to fill in the gap.
- remove the cover plate
- screw the cover plate
Yeah, it has a cover plate which took off.
- Yeah, it has a cover plate which took off.
Examples
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Begin the take apart by flipping the Nexus 10 over and taking off the back cover plate.
Blog text (19) -
Make sure to secure the cover plate tightly to prevent any debris from entering the device.
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Yeah, it has a cover plate which took off.
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Let's go ahead and remove this cover plate back here.
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Lower the cover plate and then bring down the retention arm.
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So I'm just going to remove the cover plate here and I can feel the cold air coming out.
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He reassembled the mechanism, closed the cover plate.
Fiction book (1992) -
There are threads integrated on the upper face of the gripper in addition to the threads on the cover plate to facilitate the mounting of add-ons.
Academic text (2011) -
Question: Are valves with investment cast bodies, bonnets, or cover plates in sizes greater than NPS 4 or pressure class designations greater than Class 600 outside the scope of ASME B16.34-1996?
Academic text (2002) -
To check the wiring, first remove the cover plate from the electrical outlet.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing like a lid or blanket that lies over something to keep it safe
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3.4
A flat thin piece of material like metal or bone
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5.9
A front panel that covers and protects a machine or device
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2.7
An object placed over something to keep it safe from damage
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7.0
A thin flat piece of glass put over a sample on a slide for viewing under a microscope
A thin flat piece of glass placed over a specimen on a microscope slide
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a plate used to cover or close an opening' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'cover' (an object covering/protecting) with 'plate' (a flat sheet or panel), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound's purpose. This noun-noun compounding follows common, cross-linguistic compositional patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner despite its technical context.
Etymology
Cover plate comes from the simple picture of a flat plate that is a cover for an opening, like the metal plate over a light switch or engine part. That's why it means a flat piece used to 'close' and 'protect' the inside of a machine or wall.