English-Thai Dictionary
Plato
N นักปรัชญา ชาว กรีก (ช่วง 427-347 ปีก่อน คริสต กาล nak-prad-cha-ya-chow-krik
Platonic
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ เพล โต เกี่ยวกับ ปรัชญา ของ เพล โต kiao-kab-pea-to
Platonic love
N ความรัก บริสุทธิ์ ระหว่าง ชาย หญิง โดย ไม่ มีเพศสัมพันธ์ เกี่ยวข้อง มิตรภาพ kwam-rak-bo-ri-sud-ra-wang-chai-ying-doi-mai-me-sam-pan-kan
plate
N การแข่งขัน เพื่อ โล่ รางวัล kan-kang-kan-puea-lo-rang-wan
plate
N จาน จาน ใส่ อาหาร dish jan
plate
N จาน สำหรับ เรี่ยไร เงินบริจาค (ใน โบสถ์ คริสต์ jan-sam-rab-rie-rai-ngen-bo-ri-jak
plate
N ภาพ ที่ พิมพ์ ออกมา ภาพ ที่ พิมพ์ สอดใส่ ใน หนังสือ pab-ti-pim-ook-ma
plate
N อาหาร ใน จาน อาหาร และ การ บริการ มื้อ หนึ่ง course helping serving ar-han-nai-jan
plate
N เครื่องใช้ ที่ เป็น โลหะ krueng-chai-ti-pen-lo-ha
plate
N แผ่น กระจก pean-kra-jok
plate
N แผ่น เหล็ก ต่อเรือ pean-lek-tor-ruea
plate
N แผ่น โลหะ ที่ จารึก ไว้ เป็น ป้ายชื่อ pean-lo-ha-ti-ja-luek-wai-pen-pai-chue
plate
N แผ่น โลหะ ที่ ใช้ เป็น เครื่อง ป้องกัน pean-lo-ha-ti-chai-pen-krueng-pok-kan
plate
N แม่พิมพ์ โลหะ แผ่น พิมพ์ mea-pim-lo-ha
plate
N โลหะ สำหรับ ชุบ plating lo-ha-sam-rab-chub
plate
N โล่ รางวัล lo-rang-wan
plate
VT ชุบ ชุบ เหล็ก chub
plate
VT ตอก แผ่น โลหะ tok-pan-lo-ha
plate
VT พิมพ์ ด้วย แผ่น พิมพ์ pim-duai-pan-pim
plate with
PHRV ชุบ ด้วย เคลือบ ด้วย chub-duai
plateau
N ช่วง ของ การ เจริญ เล็กน้อย หรือไม่ เจริญ period interval chung-kong-kan-ja-roen-lek-noi-rue-mai-ja-roen
plateau
N ที่ราบสูง tableland ti-rab-suang
plated
ADJ ซึ่ง ชุบ ด้วย ทอง เงิน หรื อโลหะ gilt sueng-chub-duai-tong-ngen-rue-lo-ha
plated
ADJ ซึ่ง ทอ จาก ด้าย สอง ชนิด sueng-to-jak-dai-song-cha-nid
plateful
N จำนวนเต็ม จาน ปริมาณ อาหาร จำนวนมาก ใน จาน portion serving share jam-nuan-tem-jan
platelet
N เกล็ดเลือด thrombocyte kred-luead
platen
N ลูกกลิ้ง ของ เครื่องพิมพ์ดีด luk-kring-kong-pim-did
plater
N ผู้พิมพ์ phu-pim
plater
N ม้าแข่ง ขัน ชั้นเลว ma-kang-kan-chab-leo
plates
SL เท้า plates of meat tao
plates of meat
SL เท้า plates tao
platform
N การปราศรัย ต่อ มวลชน การ ปาฐกถา kan-pa-sai-tor-muan-chon
platform
N คำแถลงการณ์ คำปราศรัย kam-ta-lang-kan
platform
N ชานชาลา ชานชาลาสถานี chan-cha-la
platform
N นโยบายพรรค ที่ แถลง ก่อน การเลือกตั้ง แผนงาน หลักการ policies principles na-yo-bai-pak-ti-ta-lang-kan-kon-luek-tang
platform
N แท่น เวที สำหรับ กล่าว คำปราศรัย เวที ยกพื้น dais pulpit tan
platform
N แท่น ปืนใหญ่ แท่น ยิง ฐาน ปืน tean-puen-yai
platina
N โลหะผสม อะลูมินัม กับ พารา เดี ยม
plating
N การชุบ ทอง เงิน หรื อโลหะ อื่นๆ kan-chub-tong-ngen-rue-lo-ha-tang
plating
N เทคนิค การชุบ teak-nik-kan-chub
plating
N โลหะ ที่ เคลือบ อยู่ ชั้นนอก lo-ha-ti-klub-yu-chan-nok
platinic
A ซึ่ง ประกอบด้วย ทองคำขาว
platiniferous
A ซึ่ง มี ทองคำขาว
platiniridium
N โลหะผสม ตาม ธรรมชาติ ที่ ประกอบด้วย ทองคำขาว และ ริเดี ยม
platinize
VT ชุบ ด้วย ทองคำขาว platinise
platinoid
A คล้าย ทองคำขาว
platinotype
N เทคนิค การ พิมพ์ ภาพ ด้วย เกลือ ของ ทองคำขาว
platinous
A ซึ่ง ประกอบด้วย ธาตุ ทองคำขาว
platinum
ADJ ซึ่ง ทำ ด้วย ทองคำขาว ซึ่ง ทำ มาจาก แพล ติ นัม sueng-tam-duai-tong-kam-kao
platinum
N ทองคำขาว แพล ติ นัม blond tong-kam-kao
platinum blonde
N หญิง ผม ทอง อ่อน หรือ ผม สี เงิน ying-pom-tong-on-rue-pom-se-ngen
platitude
N ความ ซ้ำซาก ความจำ เจ kwam-sam-sak
platitude
N คำ พูดซ้ำซาก banality kam-phud-sam-sak
platitudinize
VI พูดซ้ำซาก จำเจ platitudinise
platitudinous
ADJ ซ้ำซาก จำเจ commonplace trite dull sam-sak
platonic
N เกี่ยวกับ เพล โต kiao-kab-pea-to
platoon
N หมวด กลุ่มคน company detachment military unit mued
platoon
VI จัด เป็น หมวด จัด เป็น กลุ่ม จัด เป็นกอง jad-pen-mued
platoon
VT จัด เป็น หมวด จัด เป็น กลุ่ม จัด เป็นกอง jad-pen-mued
plattdeutsch
N ภาษาเยอรมัน ทาง ภาคเหนือ
platter
N จาน ตื้น ขนาดใหญ่ tray trencher plate dish jan-tuen-ka-nad-yai
platy
A แตก ออก เป็น แผ่น บางๆ และ แบน
platypus
N สัตว์ คล้าย ตัวตุ่น จำพวก Ornithorhynchus anatinus sad-klai-tua-tun-jam-puek
platyrhine
A ซึ่ง มี จมูก มาก เมื่อ เทียบ กับ ส่วน ยาว
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PLAT
v.t.[from plait, or plat, flat. ] To weave; to form by texture. Matthew 27:29.
PLAT, PLATTING
n.Work done by platting or interweaving.
PLAT
n.[L. latus; or from the root of place. ] A small piece of ground, usually a portion of flat even ground; as a flowery plat; a plat of willows.
PLAT
a.Plain; flat. [Not used. ]
PLAT
adv. Plainly; flatly; downright. [Not used. ] 1. Smoothly; evenly. [Not used. ]
PLATANE
n.[L. platanus. ] The planetree, which see.
PLATBAND
n.A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or the side of a parterre. 1. In architecture, a flat square molding whose highth much exceeds its projecture, such as the faces of an architrave.
2. The lintel of a door or window.
3. A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.
PLATE
n.[L. Latus, with the radical sense of laid, spread. ] 1. A piece of metal, flat or extended in breadth.
2. Armor of plate, composed of broad pieces, and thus distinguished from mail.
3. A piece of wrought silver, as a dish or other shallow vessel; hence, vessels of silver; wrought silver in general. Plate, by the laws of some states, is subject to a tax by the ounce.
4. A small shallow vessel, made of silver or other metal, or of earth glazed and baked, from which provisions are eaten at table. A wooden plate is called a trencher.
5. The prize given for the best horse in a race.
6. In architecture, the piece of timber which supports the ends of the rafters. [See Platform. ]
PLATE
v.t.To cover or overlay with plate or with metal; used particularly of silver; as plated vessels. 1. To arm with plate or metal for defense; as, to plate sin with gold.
Why plated in habiliments of war?
2. To adorn with place; as a plated harness.
3. To beat into thin flat pieces or lamens.
PLATED
pp. Covered or adorned with plate; armed with plate; beaten into plates.
PLATEN
n.[from its flatness. ] Among printers, the flat part of a press by which the impression is made.
PLATEY
a.Like a plate; flat.
PLATFORM
n.[plat, flat, form. ] The sketch of any thing horizontally delineated; the ichnography. 1. A place laid out after any model.
2. In the military art, an elevation of earth or a floor of wood or stone, on which cannons are mounted to fire on an enemy.
3. In architecture, a row of beams or a piece of timber which supports the timber-work of a roof, and lying on the top of the wall.
This in New England is called the plate.
4. A kind of terrace or broad smooth open walk on the top of a building, as in the oriental houses.
5. In ships, the orlop. [See Orlop. ]
6. Any number of planks or other materials forming a floor for any purpose.
7. A plan; a scheme; ground-work.
8. In some of the New England states, an ecclesiastical constitution, or a plan for the government of churches; as the Cambridge or Saybrook platform.
Platic aspect, in astrology, a ray cast from one planet to another, not exactly, but within the orbit of its own light.
PLATINA, PLATINUM
n.A metal discovered in the mines of Choco in Peru, nearly of the color of silver, but less bright, and the heaviest of the metals. Its specific gravity is to that of water as 23 to 1. It is harder than iron, undergoes no alteration in air, resists the action of acids and alkalies, is very ductile and capable of being rolled into thin plates.
PLATING
ppr. Overlaying with plate or with a metal; beating into thin lamens.
PLATING
n.The art or operation of covering any thing with plate or with a metal, particularly of overlaying a baser metal with a thin plate of silver. The coating of silver is soldered to the metal with tin or a mixture of three parts of silver with one of brass.
PLATINIFEROUS
a.[platina and fero, to produce. ] Producing patina; as platiniferous sand.
PLATONIC
a.Pertaining to Plato the philosopher, or to his philosophy, his school or his opinions. Platonic love, is a pure spiritual affection subsisting between the sexes, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellencies; a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.
Platonic year, the great year, or a period of time determines by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes. This revolution, which is calculated by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 25, years.
PLATONICALLY
adv. After the manner of Plato.
PLATONISM
n.The philosophy of Plato, consisting of three branches, theology, physics and mathematics. Under theology is included moral philosophy. The foundation of Plato's theology is the opinion that there are two eternal, primary, independent and incorruptible principles or causes of all things, and matter, from which all things are made. It was a fundamental maxim with him that from nothing, nothing can proceed. While therefore he held God to be the maker of the universe, he held matter, the substance of which the universe was made, to be eternal.
PLATONIST, PLATONIZER
n.One that adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of Plato.
PLATONIZE
v.i.To adopt the opinions or philosophy of Plato.
PLATONIZE
v.t.To explain on the principles of the Platonic school, or to accommodate to those principles.
PLATONIZED
pp. Accommodated to the philosophy of Plato.
PLATONIZING
ppr. Adopting the principles of Plato; accommodating to the principles of the Platonic school.
PLATOON
n.A small square body of soldiers or musketeers, drawn out of a battalion of foot when they form a hollow square, to strengthen the angles; or a small body acting together, but separate from the main body; as, to fire by platoons.
PLATTER
n.[from plate. ] A large shallow dish for holding the provisions of a table. 1. One that plats or forms by weaving. [See Plat. ]
PLATTER-FACED
a.Having a broad face.
PLATTING
ppr. Weaving; forming by texture.
PLATYPUS
n.A quadruped of New Holland, whose jaws are elongated into the shape of a duck's bill. The body is covered with thick hair and the feet are webbed. This animal has been arranged with the Mammalia, but it is now presumed to be oviparous; at least its breasts have not hitherto been observed.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PLAT
Plat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Platted; p. pr. & vb. n. Platting. ] Etym: [See Plait. ]
Defn: To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait. "They had platted a crown of thorns." Matt. xxvii. 29.
PLAT
PLAT Plat, n.
Defn: Work done by platting or braiding; a plait. Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. Shak.
PLAT
Plat, n. Etym: [Cf. Plat flat, which perh. caused this spelling, and Plot a piece of ground. ]
Defn: A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground. This flowery plat, the sweet recess of Eve. Milton. I keep smooth plat of fruitful ground. Tennyson.
PLAT
PLAT Plat, v. t.
Defn: To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
PLAT
Plat, a. Etym: [F. plat. See Plate, n.]
Defn: Plain; flat; level. [Obs. ] Gower.
PLAT
PLAT Plat, adv.
1. Plainly; flatly; downright. [Obs. ] But, sir, ye lie, I tell you plat. Rom. of R.
2. Flatly; smoothly; evenly. [Obs. ] Drant.
PLAT
PLAT Plat, n.
1. The flat or broad side of a sword. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Chaucer.
2. A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] "To note all the islands, and to set them down in plat. " Hakluyt.
PLATAN
Plat "an, n. Etym: [L. platanus. See Plane the tree. ] [Written also platane. ]
Defn: The plane tree. Tennyson.
PLATANIST
Plat "a *nist, n. Etym: [L. platanista a sort of fish, Gr. plataniste.](Zoöl.)
Defn: The soosoo.
PLATANUS
Plat "a *nus, n. Etym: [See Plane the tree. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of trees; the plane tree.
PLATBAND
Plat "band `, n. Etym: [F. plate-bande; plat, plate, flat, level +bande a band. ]
1. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or a parterre; hence, a border.
2. (Arch. ) (a ) A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an architrave. (b ) A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.
PLATE
Plate, n. Etym: [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. Place, n.]
1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. Mangled. .. through plate and mail. Milton.
3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc. , wrought in gold or silver.
4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold.
5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table.
6. Etym: [Cf. Sp. plata silver. ]
Defn: A piece of money, usually silver money. [Obs. ] "Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd from his pocket. " Shak.
7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.
8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates.
9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
1 . (Arch. )
Defn: A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters.
11. (Her. )
Defn: A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
12. (Photog. )
Defn: A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc. , with a coating that is sensitive to light.
13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases of obvious signification; as, plate basket or plate-basket, plate rack or plate- rack. Home plate. (Baseball ) See Home base, under Home. -- Plate armor. (a ) See Plate, n., 2. (b ) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like. -- Plate bone, the shoulder blade, or scapula. -- Plate girder, a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together. -- Plate glass. See under Glass. -- Plate iron, wrought iron plates. -- Plate layer, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties. -- Plate mark, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion. -- Plate paper, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. Fairholt. -- Plate press, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, -- used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates. -- Plate printer, one who prints from engraved plates. -- Plate printing, the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates. -- Plate tracery. (Arch. ) See under Tracery. -- Plate wheel (Mech. ), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes.
PLATE
Plate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plated; p. pr. & vb. n. Plating. ]
1. To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping.
2. To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense. Thus plated in habiliments of war. Shak.
3. To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.
4. To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminæ.
5. To calender; as, to plate paper.
PLATEAU
Pla *teau ", n.; pl. F. Plateaux (F., E. Plateaus. Etym: [F., fr. OF. platel, properly a little plate. See Plate. ]
1. A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area of land; a table-land.
2. An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
PLATEFUL
Plate "ful, n.; pl. Platefuls (.
Defn: Enough to fill a plate; as much as a plate will hold.
PLATE-GILLED
PLATE-GILLED Plate "-gilled `, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks.
PLATEL
Pla "tel, n. Etym: [OF. See Plateau. ]
Defn: A small dish.
PLATEN
Plat "en, n. Etym: [F. platine, fr. plat flat. See Plate, and cf. Platin. ] (Mach. ) (a ) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. (b ) Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an impression. (c ) The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool; -- also called table.
PLATER
PLATER Plat "er, n.
Defn: One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.
2. A machine for calendering paper.
PLATERESQUE
Plat `er *esque ", a. Etym: [Sp. resco, from plata silver. ] (Arch. )
Defn: Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.
PLATETROPE
Plat "e *trope, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: One of a pair of a paired organs.
PLATFORM
Plat "form `, n. Etym: [Plat, a. + -form: cf. F. plateforme. ]
1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively. [Obs. ] Bacon.
2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs. ] lf the platform just reflects the order. Pope.
3. Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers,performers, or workmen; a standing place.
4. A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform. "The platform of Geneva. " Hooker.
5. (Naut. )
Defn: A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop. Platform car, a railway car without permanent raised sides or covering; a f -- Platform scale, a weighing machine, with a flat platform on which objects are weighed.
PLATFORM
PLATFORM Plat "form `, v. t.
1. To place on a platform. [R.]
2. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. [Obs. ] Church discipline is platformed in the Bible. Milton.
PLATHELMINTH
PLATHELMINTH Plat *hel "minth, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Platyelminthes.
PLATHELMINTHES
Plat `hel *min "thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Platyelminthes.
PLATIN
PLATIN Plat "in, n. (Mach. )
Defn: See Platen.
PLATINA
Plat "i *na, n. Etym: [Sp. or NL. See Platinum. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Platinum. Platina mohr, platinum black. -- Platina yellow, a pigment prepared from platinum.
PLATING
PLATING Plat "ing, n.
1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition.
2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
3. A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel ) plates.
PLATINIC
PLATINIC Pla *tin "ic, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with the platinous compounds; as, platinic chloride (PtCl4 ).
PLATINICHLORIC
PLATINICHLORIC Plat `i *ni *chlo "ric, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid consisting of platinic chloride and hydrochloric acid, and obtained as a brownish red crystalline substance, called platinichloric, or chloroplatinic, acid.
PLATINIFEROUS
Plat `i *nif "er *ous, a. Etym: [Platinum + -ferous. ]
Defn: Yielding platinum; as, platiniferous sand.
PLATINIRIDIUM
PLATINIRIDIUM Plat `i *ni *rid "i *um, n. (Chem. & Min. )
Defn: A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
PLATINIZE
Plat "i *nize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Platinized; p. pr. & vb. n.Platinizing.]
Defn: To cover or combine with platinum.
PLATINOCHLORIC
PLATINOCHLORIC Plat `i *no *chlo "ric, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid consisting of platinous chloride and hydrochloric acid, called platinochloric, or chloroplatinous, acid.
PLATINOCHLORIDE
PLATINOCHLORIDE Plat `i *no *chlo "ride, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinochloric acid.
PLATINOCYANIC
PLATINOCYANIC Plat `i *no *cy *an "ic, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid compound of platinous cyanide and hydrocyanic acid. It is obtained as a cinnaber-red crystalline substance.
PLATINOCYANIDE
PLATINOCYANIDE Plat `i *no *cy "a *nide, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinocyanic acid.
PLATINODE
Plat "i *node, n. Etym: [Platinum + Gr. (Physics )
Defn: A cathode. [R.]
PLATINOID
Plat "i *noid, a. Etym: [Platinum + -oid.]
Defn: Resembling platinum.
PLATINOID
PLATINOID Plat "i *noid, n. (Chem. )
Defn: An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
PLATINOTYPE
Plat "i *no *type, n. Etym: [Platinum + -type. ] (Photog. )
1. A permanent photographic picture or print in platinum black.
2. The process by which such pictures are produced.
PLATINOUS
PLATINOUS Plat "i *nous, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a lower valence, as contrasted with the platinic compounds; as, platinous chloride (PtCl2 ).
PLATINUM
Plat "i *num, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Sp. platina, from plata silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See Plate, and cf. Platina. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as the platinum arsenide (sperrylite ). It is heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol Pt. Formerly called platina. Platinum black (Chem. ), a soft, dull black powder, consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer. -- Platinum lamp (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which the luminous medium is platinum. See under Incandescent. -- Platinum metals (Chem. ), the group of metallic elements which in their chemical and physical properties resemble platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz. , rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group, viz. , osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific gravities are over 21. -- Platinum sponge (Chem. ), metallic platinum in a gray, porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen, hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and is employed as an agent in oxidizing.
PLATITUDE
Plat "i *tude, n. Etym: [F., from plat flat. See Plate. ]
1. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language. To hammer one golden grain of wit into a sheet of infinite platitude. Motley.
2. A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace.
PLATITUDINARIAN
PLATITUDINARIAN Plat `i *tu `di *na "ri *an, n.
Defn: One addicted to uttering platitudes, or stale and insipid truisms. "A political platitudinarian. " G. Eliot.
PLATITUDINIZE
PLATITUDINIZE Plat `i *tu "di *nize, v. i.
Defn: To utter platitudes or truisms.
PLATITUDINOUS
PLATITUDINOUS Plat `i *tu "di *nous, a.
Defn: Abounding in platitudes; of the nature of platitudes; uttering platitudes. -- Plat `i *tu "di *nous *ness, n.
PLATLY
PLATLY Plat "ly, a.
Defn: Flatly. See Plat, a. [Obs. ]
PLATNESS
PLATNESS Plat "ness, n.
Defn: Flatness. [Obs. ] Palsgrave.
PLATOMETER
Pla *tom "e *ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter. ]
Defn: See Planimeter.
PLATONIC; PLATONICAL
Pla *ton "ic, Pla *ton "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. Platonicus, Gr. platonique. ]
1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions.
2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical. Platonic bodies, the five regular geometrical solids; namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. -- Platonic love, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences; -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate. -- Platonic year (Astron.), a period of time determined by the revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which the stars and constellations return to their former places in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also great year. This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26, years. Barlow.
PLATONIC
PLATONIC Pla *ton "ic, n.
Defn: A follower of Plato; a Platonist.
PLATONICALLY
PLATONICALLY Pla *ton "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a Platonic manner.
PLATONISM
Pla "to *nism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Platonisme.]
1. The doctrines or philosophy by Plato or of his followers.
Note: Plato believed God to be an infinitely wise, just, and powerful Spirit; and also that he formed the visible universe out of preëxistent amorphous matter, according to perfect patterns of ideas eternally existent in his own mind. Philosophy he considered as being a knowledge of the true nature of things, as discoverable in those eternal ideas after which all things were fashioned. In other words, it is the knowledge of what is eternal, exists necessarily, and is unchangeable; not of the temporary, the dependent, and changeable; and of course it is not obtained through the senses; neither is it the product of the understanding, which concerns itself only with the variable and transitory; nor is it the result of experience and observation; but it is the product of our reason, which, as partaking of the divine nature, has innate ideas resembling the eternal ideas of God. By contemplating these innate ideas, reasoning about them, and comparing them with their copies in the visible universe, reason can attain that true knowledge of things which is called philosophy. Plato's professed followers, the Academics, and the New Platonists, differed considerably from him, yet are called Platonists. Murdock.
2. An elevated rational and ethical conception of the laws and forces of the universe; sometimes, imaginative or fantastic philosophical notions.
PLATONIST
PLATONIST Pla "to *nist, n.
Defn: One who adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of Plato. Hammond.
PLATONIZE
Pla "to *nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Platonized; p. pr. & vb. n.Platonizing. ]
Defn: To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. Milner.
PLATONIZE
PLATONIZE Pla "to *nize, v. t.
Defn: To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy. Enfield.
PLATONIZER
PLATONIZER Pla "to *ni `zer, n.
Defn: One who Platonizes.
PLATOON
Pla *toon ", n. Etym: [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things wound round. See Pellet. ] (Mil. ) (a ) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a hollow square. (b ) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.
PLATT
PLATT Platt, n. (Mining )
Defn: See Lodge, n. Raymond.
PLATTDEUTSCH
PLATTDEUTSCH Platt "deutsch `, n.
Defn: The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German.
PLATTEN
Plat "ten, v. t. Etym: [See Plat, a.] (Glass Making )
Defn: To flatten and make into sheets or plates; as, to platten cylinder glass.
PLATTER
Plat "ter, n. Etym: [From Plat to braid. ]
Defn: One who plats or braids.
PLATTER
Plat "ter, n. Etym: [Probably fr. OF. platel, F. plateau. See Plateau. ]
Defn: A large plate or shallow dish on which meat or other food is brought to the table. The attendants... speedly brought in several large, smoking platters, filled with huge pieces of beef. Sir W. Scott.
PLATTER-FACED
PLATTER-FACED Plat "ter-faced `, a.
Defn: Having a broad, flat face.
PLATTING
PLATTING Plat "ting, n.
Defn: Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc. , used for making hats or the like.
PLATY
PLATY Plat "y, a.
Defn: Like a plate; consisting of plates.
PLATY-
PLATY- Plat "y-.
Defn: A combining form from Gr. platy `s broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous.
PLATYCEPHALIC; PLATYCEPHALOUS
Plat `y *ce *phal "ic, Plat `y *ceph "a *lous, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: Broad-headed.
PLATYCNEMIC
Plat `yc *ne "mic, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. platycnémique.] (Anat. )
Defn: Of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism.
PLATYCNEMISM
PLATYCNEMISM Pla *tyc "ne *mism, n. (Anat. )
Defn: Lateral flattening of the tibia.
PLATYCOELIAN
Plat `y *coe "li *an, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; -- said of the centra of the vertebræ of some extinct dinouaurs.
PLATYELMINTHES
Plat `y *el *min "thes, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Platy-, and Helminthes. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also flatworms.
PLATYHELMIA
Plat `y *hel "mi *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Platyelminthes. [Written also Platyelmia.]
PLATYMETER
Pla *tym "e *ter, n. Etym: [Platy + -meter. ] (Elec.)
Defn: An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics.
PLATYPOD
Plat "y *pod, n. Etym: [Platy + -pod. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An animal having broad feet, or a broad foot.
PLATYPODA
Pla *typ "o *da, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Prosobranchiata.
PLATYPTERA
Pla *typ "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Pseudoneuroptera including the species which have four broad, flat wings, as the termites, or white-ants, and the stone flies (Perla ).
PLATYPUS
Plat "y *pus, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The duck mole. See under Duck.
PLATYRHINE
Plat "y *rhine, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: Having the nose broad; -- opposed to Ant: leptorhine. -- n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Platyrhini.
PLATYRHINI
Plat `y *rhi "ni, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. [Written also Platyrrhini. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
plat
plat 1 |plat plæt | ▶noun a plot of land. • a map or plan of an area of land showing actual or proposed features. ▶verb ( plats, platting, platted ) [ with obj. ] plan out or make a map of (an area of land, esp. a proposed site for construction ). ORIGIN late Middle English: variant of the noun plot in the sense ‘piece of ground. ’ The current verb sense dates from the early 18th cent.
plat
plat 2 |plæt plat | ▶noun & verb variant spelling of plait.
plat.
plat. ▶abbreviation • plateau. • platoon.
Plataea, Battle of
Pla tae a, Battle of |pləˈtēə ˌbædl əv pləˈtiə | a battle in 479 bc, during the Persian Wars, in which the Persian forces were defeated by the Greeks near the city of Plataea in Boeotia.
platan
platan |ˈplat (ə )n | ▶noun literary a plane tree. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek platanos ‘plane tree ’.
plat du jour
plat du jour |ˌplä də ˈZHo͝or ˌplɑ də ˈʒʊər | ▶noun ( pl. plats du jour pronunc. same ) a dish specially prepared by a restaurant on a particular day, in addition to the usual menu. ORIGIN French, literally ‘dish of the day. ’
plate
plate |plāt pleɪt | ▶noun 1 a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served. • an amount of food on such a dish: a plate of spaghetti. • a flat dish, typically made of metal or wood, passed around a church congregation in order to collect donations of money. • a course of a meal, served on one plate: I'll have the salad plate. • Biology a shallow glass dish on which a culture of cells or microorganisms may be grown. • dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal. [from Old French vaisselle en plate ‘dishes and plates made of a single piece of metal. ’] • a silver or gold dish or trophy awarded as a prize in a race or competition: she lifted the plate in victory. • [ in names ] Brit. a race or competition in which such a prize is awarded: the final of the Ladies' Plate at Henley. 2 a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine: he underwent surgery to have a steel plate put into his leg. • a small, flat piece of metal or other material bearing a name or inscription and attached to a door or other object: a brass plate with her initials. • (usu. plates ) short for license plate: the car had Vermont plates. • Botany & Zoology a thin, flat organic structure or formation: the fused bony plates protect the tortoise's soft parts. • Geology each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that together make up the earth's surface. See also plate tectonics. • Baseball short for home plate. • a piece of lumber laid horizontally along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists or rafters. • a light horseshoe for a racehorse. 3 a sheet of metal, plastic, or some other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed. • a printed photograph, picture, or illustration, esp. one on superior-quality paper in a book. • a thin sheet of metal, glass, or other substance coated with a light-sensitive film on which an image is formed, used in larger or older types of cameras. 4 a thin piece of plastic molded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached. • informal a complete denture or orthodontic appliance. 5 a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell. • the anode of a thermionic tube. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cover (a metal object ) with a thin coating or film of a different metal: she had already taken the coin to a jeweler to be plated | [ as adj., in combination ] (-plated ) : the cylinder is nickel-plated. • cover (an object ) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength. 2 serve or arrange (food ) on a plate or plates before a meal: overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated. 3 Baseball score (a run or runs ); cause (someone ) to score. 4 Biology inoculate (cells or infective material ) onto a culture plate, esp. with the object of isolating a particular strain of microorganisms or estimating viable cell numbers. PHRASES on one's plate occupying one's time or energy: you've got a lot on your plate at the moment. DERIVATIVES plate ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ( pl. platefuls ), plate less adjective, plat er |ˈplātər |noun ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a flat, thin sheet, usually of metal ): from Old French, from medieval Latin plata ‘plate armor, ’ based on Greek platus ‘flat. ’ Sense 1 of the noun represents Old French plat ‘platter, large dish, ’ also ‘dish of meat, ’ noun use of Old French plat ‘flat. ’
plate appearance
plate ap pear ance ▶noun Baseball a player's turn at the plate, the total of which for any player includes all official at bats plus appearances that resulted in a walk, sacrifice, etc. Compare with at-bat.
plate armor
plate ar mor ▶noun protective armor of metal plates, esp. as worn in medieval times by mounted knights.
plateau
pla teau |plaˈtō plæˈtoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. plateaus or plateaux |-ˈtōz | ) 1 an area of relatively level high ground. • [ as modifier ] denoting a group of American Indian peoples of the plateau country of western Canada and the US, including the Nez Percé. 2 a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress: the peace process had reached a plateau . ▶verb ( plateaus, plateauing, plateaued ) [ no obj. ] reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress: the industry's problems have plateaued out . ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat ‘level. ’
plate glass
plate glass |ˈˌpleɪt ˈɡlæs | ▶noun (often as modifier plate-glass ) thick fine-quality glass, typically used for doors and store windows and originally cast in plates.
platelayer
plate |lay ¦er |ˈpleɪtleɪə | ▶noun Brit. a person employed in laying and maintaining railway track.
platelet
plate let |ˈplāt -lit ˈpleɪtlɪt | ▶noun Physiology a small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting. Also called thrombocyte.
platemaker
plate mak er |ˈplātˌmākər ˈpleɪtmeɪkər | ▶noun a person or machine that makes printing plates.
platen
plat en |ˈplatn ˈplætn | ▶noun 1 the plate in a small letterpress printing press that presses the paper against the type. 2 the cylindrical roller in a typewriter against which the paper is held. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French platine ‘flat piece, ’ from plat ‘flat. ’
plate number
plate num ¦ber ▶noun a serial number in the margin of a plate from which postage stamps are printed.
plate rack
plate rack ▶noun Brit. a rack in which plates are stored or placed to drain after being washed.
plateresque
plat er esque |ˌplatəˈresk ˌplædəˈrɛsk | ▶adjective (esp. of Spanish architecture ) richly ornamented in a low-relief style suggesting silver work. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Spanish plateresco, from platero ‘silversmith, ’ from plata ‘silver. ’
Plate River
Plate Riv er |plāt ˌpleɪt ˈrɪvər | a wide estuary on the Atlantic coast of South America at the border between Argentina and Uruguay that is formed by the confluence of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers. The cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo lie on its shores. In 1939, it was the scene of a naval battle in which the British defeated the Germans. Spanish name Río de la Plata. ORIGIN Plate from Spanish plata ‘silver, ’ exported from the region in the Spanish colonial period.
plate tectonics
plate tec ton ics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle. DERIVATIVES plate-tec ton ic adjective
plate tracery
plate tra ¦cery ▶noun [ mass noun ] Architecture tracery with perforations in otherwise continuous stone.
platform
plat form |ˈplatfôrm ˈplætˌfɔ (ə )rm | ▶noun 1 a raised level surface on which people or things can stand: there are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm. • a raised floor or stage used by public speakers or performers so that they can be seen by their audience: earning her living on the concert platform. • a raised structure along the side of a railroad track where passengers get on and off trains at a station. • a raised structure standing in the sea from which oil or gas wells can be drilled or regulated. • [ usu. with modifier ] a raised structure or orbiting satellite from which rockets or missiles may be launched. • a standard for the hardware of a computer system, determining what kinds of software it can run. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] the declared policy of a political party or group: seeking election on a platform of low taxes. • an opportunity to voice one's views or initiate action: the forum will provide a platform for discussion of communication issues. 3 a shoe with very thick soles: a pair of chunky platforms | [ as modifier ] : yellow platform shoes. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French plateforme ‘ground plan, ’ literally ‘flat shape. ’
platform bed
plat form bed ▶noun a bed consisting of a mattress supported by a platform, which sometimes contains drawers for storage.
platform game
plat form game |ˈplætfɔːrmər | ▶noun a type of video game featuring two-dimensional graphics in which the player controls a character jumping or climbing between solid platforms at different positions on the screen.
platform ticket
plat |form ticket ▶noun Brit. historical a ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform.
Plath, Sylvia
Plath, Sylvia |plaTH plæθ | (1932 –63 ), US poet; wife of Ted Hughes. Her life was marked by periods of severe depression, and her work is notable for its treatment of extreme and painful states of mind. In 1963, she committed suicide. Notable works: Ariel (1965 ) and The Bell Jar (1963 ).
plating
plat ing |ˈplātiNG ˈpleɪdɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a thin coating of gold, silver, or other metal. • the process of applying such a layer. 2 an outer covering of broad, flattish sections, typically of metal: the tractors carried steel plating for protection. 3 the process of knitting two yarns together so that each yarn appears mainly on one side of the finished piece.
platinic
platinic |pləˈtɪnɪk | ▶adjective of or containing platinum, especially in its tetravalent state. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from platinum, on the pattern of words such as ferric .
platinize
plat i nize |ˈplatnˌīz ˈplætnˌaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. platinized ) coat (something ) with platinum. DERIVATIVES plat i ni za tion |ˌplatn-iˈzāSHən |noun
platinoid
plat i noid |ˈplatnˌoid ˈplætnˌɔɪd | ▶noun an alloy of copper with zinc, nickel, and sometimes tungsten, used for its high electrical resistance.
platinum
plat i num |ˈplatn-əm ˈplædənəm | ▶noun a precious silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 78. It was first encountered by the Spanish in South America in the 16th century and is used in jewelry, electrical contacts, laboratory equipment, and industrial catalysts. (Symbol: Pt ) • [ often as modifier ] the grayish-white or silvery color of platinum: a platinum wig. PHRASES go platinum (of a recording ) achieve sales meriting a platinum disk. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: alteration of earlier platina, from Spanish, diminutive of plata ‘silver. ’
platinum black
plat i num black ▶noun platinum in the form of a finely divided black powder, used as a catalyst and absorbent for gases.
platinum blonde
plat i num blonde |ˈplædənəm | ▶noun a person with silvery-blond hair. ▶adjective (of hair ) silvery blond.
platinum card
plat i num card ▶noun a credit card made available to individuals with high credit ratings, which carries certain privileges that are unavailable to holders of other cards.
platinum disk
plat i num disk ▶noun a framed disk of platinum awarded to a recording artist or group for sales of a recording exceeding one million copies (for albums ) or two million copies (for singles ).
platinum metals
plat i num met als ▶plural noun Chemistry the six metals platinum, palladium, ruthenium, osmium, rhodium, and iridium, which have similar properties and tend to occur together in nature.
platitude
plat i tude |ˈplatiˌt (y )o͞od ˈplædəˌt (j )ud | ▶noun a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful: she began uttering liberal platitudes. DERIVATIVES plat i tu di nize |ˌplatiˈt (y )o͞odnˌīz |verb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from plat ‘flat. ’
platitudinous
plat i tu di nous |ˌplatiˈt (y )o͞odn -əs plætɪˈtuːdənəs | ▶adjective (of a remark or statement ) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed: this may sound platitudinous.
Plato
Pla to |ˈplātō ˈpleɪdoʊ | ( c. 429 – c. 347 bc ), Greek philosopher. A disciple of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, he founded the Academy in Athens. His theory of “ideas ” or “forms ” contrasts abstract entities or universals with their objects or particulars in the material world. His philosophical writings are presented in the form of dialogues, and his political theories appear in the Republic.
Platonic
Pla ton ic |pləˈtänik pləˈtɑnɪk | ▶adjective of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas. • ( platonic ) (of love or friendship ) intimate and affectionate but not sexual: their relationship is purely platonic. • ( platonic ) confined to words, theories, or ideals, and not leading to practical action. DERIVATIVES pla ton i cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato. ’
Platonic solid
Pla ton ic sol id ▶noun one of five regular solids (a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, or icosahedron ).
Platonism
Pla to nism |ˈplātnˌizəm ˈpleɪtnˌɪzəm | ▶noun the philosophy of Plato or his followers. See Plato. • any of various revivals of Platonic doctrines or related ideas, esp. Neoplatonism and Cambridge Platonism (a 17th -century attempt to reconcile Christianity with humanism and science ). • the theory that numbers or other abstract objects are objective, timeless entities, independent of the physical world and of the symbols used to represent them. DERIVATIVES Pla to nist noun
platoon
pla toon |pləˈto͞on pləˈtun | ▶noun a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a lieutenant and divided into several sections. • a group of people acting together: platoons of sharp lawyers. • (in baseball and other sports ) a pairing of two or more teammates who play the same position at different times: in 1982 the Orioles employed a productive left-field platoon of Lowenstein, Ayala, and Roenicke. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (in baseball and other sports ) have (an athlete ) play in rotation with one or more teammates at the same position: he was underrated because of Stengel's platooning him with Woodling. • [ no obj. ] play a sport in this way: Polonia mostly platooned in his three years with the A's. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French peloton ‘platoon, ’ literally ‘small ball, ’ diminutive of pelote .
platoon sergeant
pla toon ser geant ▶noun a noncommissioned officer in the US Army intermediate in rank between a staff sergeant and a first sergeant.
Plattdeutsch
Platt deutsch |ˈplätˌdoiCH ˈplætˌdɔɪtʃ | ▶noun & adjective another term for Low German. ORIGIN German, from Dutch Platduits, from plat ‘flat, low ’ + Duits ‘German. ’
platteland
platteland |ˈplatəland |S. African ▶noun [ mass noun ] remote country districts. ▶adjective belonging to or characteristic of remote country districts; rustic. DERIVATIVES plattelander noun ORIGIN Afrikaans, literally ‘flat land ’.
platter
plat ter |ˈplatər ˈplædər | ▶noun 1 a large flat dish or plate, typically oval or circular in shape, used for serving food. • a quantity of food served on such a dish: huge platters of cold cuts. • a meal or selection of food placed on a platter, esp. one served in a restaurant: I'll have the seafood platter. 2 something shaped like such a dish or plate, esp. of a circular shape, in particular: • informal, dated a phonograph record. • the rotating metal disk forming the turntable of a record player. • Computing a rigid rotating disk on which data is stored in a disk drive; a hard disk (considered as a physical object ). PHRASES on a ( silver ) platter informal used to indicate that someone receives or achieves something with little or no effort: you're being offered this opportunity on a silver platter. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French plater, from plat ‘large dish ’ (see plate ).
Platte River
Platte Riv er |ˈplat ˌplæt ˈrɪvər | a river in southwestern Nebraska that is formed by the North Platte and South Platte rivers and flows for 310 miles (500 km ) to join the Missouri River near Omaha.
Plattsburgh
Platts burgh |ˈplatsˌbərg ˈplætsbərɡ | a city in northeastern New York, on Lake Champlain, the site of battles during the 18th and 19th centuries; pop. 19,393 (est. 2008 ).
platy-
platy- ▶comb. form broad; flat: platypus. ORIGIN from Greek platus ‘broad, flat. ’
platyfish
plat y fish |ˈplatēˌfiSH ˈplætiˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or platyfishes ) a small livebearing freshwater fish of Mexico and Central America, popular in aquariums. [Genus Xiphophorus, family Poeciliidae: several species, in particular X. maculatus, which has been bred in a wide variety of colors. ] ORIGIN early 20th cent.: colloquial abbreviation of modern Latin Platypoecilus (former genus name ), from Greek platus ‘broad ’ + poikilos ‘variegated. ’
platyhelminth
plat y hel minth |ˌplatēˈhelminTH ˌplætiˈhɛlmɪnθ | ▶noun Zoology an invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
Platyhelminthes
Plat y hel min thes |ˌplatēhelˈminTHēz ˌplætihɛlˈmɪnθiz |Zoology a phylum of invertebrates that comprises the flatworms. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek helminth ‘worm. ’
platykurtic
plat y kur tic |ˌplatiˈkərtik ˈplætɪˌkərtɪk | ▶noun Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having less kurtosis than the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, mesokurtic. DERIVATIVES plat y kur to sis |-ikərˈtōsis |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from platy- ‘broad, flat ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .
platypus
plat y pus |ˈplatəpəs, -ˌpo͝os ˈplædəpəs | ▶noun ( pl. platypuses ) a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal that frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur. Also called duckbill platypus. [Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae, order Monotremata. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platupous ‘flatfooted, ’ from platus ‘flat ’ + pous ‘foot. ’
platyrrhine
plat yr rhine |ˈplatəˌrīn, -rin ˈplædəˌraɪn |Zoology ▶adjective of or relating to primates of a group that comprises the New World monkeys, marmosets, and tamarins. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are far apart and directed forward or sideways, and typically have a prehensile tail. Compare with catarrhine. ▶noun a platyrrhine primate. [Infraorder Platyrrhini, order Primates: families Cebidae and Callitrichidae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek rhis, rhin- ‘nose ’ + -ine 1 .
platysma
pla tys ma |pləˈtizmə pləˈtɪzmə | ▶noun ( pl. platysmas or platysmata |-mətə | ) Anatomy a broad sheet of muscle fibers extending from the collarbone to the angle of the jaw. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platusma ‘flat piece, plate. ’
Oxford Dictionary
plat
plat 1 |plat |N. Amer. ▶noun a plot of land. • a map or plan of an area of land showing actual or proposed features. ▶verb [ with obj. ] plan out or make a map of (an area of land, especially a proposed site for construction ). ORIGIN late Middle English: variant of the noun plot in the sense ‘piece of ground ’. The current verb sense dates from the early 18th cent.
plat
plat 2 |plat | ▶noun & verb variant spelling of plait.
Plataea, Battle of
Plataea, Battle of |pləˈtiːə | a battle in 479 bc, during the Persian Wars, in which the Persian forces were defeated by the Greeks near the city of Plataea in Boeotia.
platan
platan |ˈplat (ə )n | ▶noun literary a plane tree. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Latin from Greek platanos ‘plane tree ’.
platanna
platanna |plaˈtanə | ▶noun South African term for clawed frog. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Afrikaans, apparently from Dutch plat ‘flat ’ + -hander, literally ‘handed one ’.
plat du jour
plat du jour |ˌpla d (j )uː ˈʒʊə, French pla dy ʒuʀ | ▶noun ( pl. plats du jour pronunc. same ) a dish specially prepared by a restaurant on a particular day, in addition to the usual menu. ORIGIN French, literally ‘dish of the day ’.
plate
plate |pleɪt | ▶noun 1 a flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served. • an amount of food on a plate: a plate of spaghetti. • N. Amer. a main course of a meal, served on one plate: he recommended the roast beef plate. • Austral. /NZ a plate of food contributed by a guest to a social gathering. • a dish, typically made of metal or wood, passed round a church congregation in order to collect donations of money. • Biology a shallow glass dish on which a culture of cells or microorganisms may be grown. 2 [ mass noun ] dishes, bowls, cups, and other utensils made of gold, silver, or other metal. [from Old French vaisselle en plate ‘dishes and plates made of a single piece of metal ’.] • [ count noun ] a silver or gold dish or trophy awarded as a prize in a race or competition. • [ in names ] a race or competition in which a silver or gold dish or trophy is awarded: the final of the Ladies' Plate at Henley. 3 a thin, flat sheet or strip of metal or other material, typically one used to join or strengthen things or forming part of a machine: he underwent surgery to have a steel plate put into his leg. • a small, flat piece of metal or other material bearing a name or inscription and attached to a door or other object: a discreet brass plate announced William Marsden, RA. • short for number plate. • Baseball short for home plate. • a horizontal timber laid along the top of a wall to support the ends of joists or rafters. • a light horseshoe for a racehorse. 4 Botany & Zoology a thin, flat organic structure or formation: the fused bony plates protect the tortoise's soft parts. 5 Geology each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface. (See also plate tectonics. ). 6 a sheet of metal, plastic, or other material bearing an image of type or illustrations from which multiple copies are printed. • a printed photograph, picture, or illustration, especially one on superior-quality paper in a book. • a thin sheet of metal, glass, or other substance coated with a light-sensitive film on which an image is formed, used in larger or older types of camera. 7 a thin piece of plastic moulded to the shape of a person's mouth and gums, to which artificial teeth or another orthodontic appliance are attached. • informal a complete denture or orthodontic appliance. 8 a thin piece of metal that acts as an electrode in a capacitor, battery, or cell. • N. Amer. the anode of a thermionic valve. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cover (a metal object ) with a thin coating of a different metal. • cover (an object ) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength. 2 serve or arrange (food ) on a plate or plates: overcooked vegetables won't look appetizing, no matter how they are plated. 3 Baseball score or cause to score (a run or runs ). 4 Biology inoculate (cells or infective material ) on to a culture plate, especially with the object of isolating a particular strain of micro-organisms or estimating viable cell numbers. PHRASES on a plate informal used to indicate that something has been achieved with little or no effort. on one's plate chiefly Brit. occupying one's time or energy: you've got a lot on your plate at the moment. plates of meat rhyming slang a person's feet. DERIVATIVES plateful noun ( pl. platefuls ), plateless adjective, plater noun ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a flat, thin sheet, usually of metal ): from Old French, from medieval Latin plata ‘plate armour ’, based on Greek platus ‘flat ’. Sense 1 of the noun represents Old French plat ‘platter, large dish ’, also ‘dish of meat ’, noun use of Old French plat ‘flat ’.
Plate, River
Plate, River |pleɪt | a wide estuary on the Atlantic coast of South America at the border between Argentina and Uruguay, formed by the confluence of the Rivers Paraná and Uruguay. The cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo lie on its shores. In 1939 it was the scene of a naval battle in which the British defeated the Germans. Spanish name Río de la Plata. ORIGIN Plate from Spanish plata ‘silver ’, exported from the region in the Spanish colonial period.
plate appearance
plate ap pear ance ▶noun Baseball a player's turn at the plate, the total of which for any player includes all official at bats plus appearances that resulted in a walk, sacrifice, etc. Compare with at-bat.
plate armour
plate ar ¦mour ▶noun [ mass noun ] protective armour of metal plates, especially as worn in medieval times by knights.
plateau
plateau |ˈplatəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. plateaux |-təʊz | or plateaus ) 1 an area of fairly level high ground. • [ as modifier ] denoting a group of American Indian peoples of the high plains of western Canada and the US, including the Nez Percé. 2 a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress: the peace process had reached a plateau. ▶verb ( plateaus, plateauing, plateaued ) [ no obj. ] reach a state of little or no change after a period of activity or progress: the industry's problems have plateaued out . ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat ‘level ’.
plate glass
plate glass ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ often as modifier ] thick fine-quality glass, typically used for shop windows and doors and originally cast in plates.
platelayer
plate |lay ¦er |ˈpleɪtleɪə | ▶noun Brit. a person employed in laying and maintaining railway track.
platelet
plate |let |ˈpleɪtlɪt | ▶noun Physiology a small colourless disc-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting. Also called thrombocyte.
platemaker
plate |maker |ˈpleɪtmeɪkə | ▶noun a person or machine that makes printing plates.
platen
platen |ˈplat (ə )n | ▶noun 1 the plate in a small letterpress printing press which presses the paper against the type. 2 the cylindrical roller in a typewriter against which the paper is held. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French platine ‘flat piece ’ from plat ‘flat ’.
plate number
plate num ¦ber ▶noun a serial number in the margin of a plate from which postage stamps are printed.
plate rack
plate rack ▶noun Brit. a rack in which plates are stored or placed to drain after being washed.
plateresque
plateresque |ˌplatəˈrɛsk | ▶adjective (especially of Spanish architecture ) richly ornamented in a style suggesting silverware. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Spanish plateresco, from platero ‘silversmith ’, from plata ‘silver ’.
plate tectonics
plate tec |ton ¦ics ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
plate tracery
plate tra ¦cery ▶noun [ mass noun ] Architecture tracery with perforations in otherwise continuous stone.
platform
plat |form |ˈplatfɔːm | ▶noun 1 a raised level surface on which people or things can stand: there are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm. • a raised floor or stage used by public speakers or performers so that they can be seen by their audience. • a raised structure along the side of a railway track where passengers get on and off trains at a station. • Brit. the floor area at the entrance to a bus. • a raised structure standing in the sea from which oil or gas wells can be drilled or regulated. • [ usu. with modifier ] a raised structure or orbiting satellite from which rockets or missiles may be launched. • a standard for the hardware of a computer system, which determines what kinds of software it can run. 2 [ usu. in sing. ] the declared policy of a political party or group: seeking election on a platform of low taxes. • an opportunity to voice one's views or initiate action: the forum will provide a platform for discussion of communication issues. 3 a shoe with very thick soles: [ as modifier ] : yellow platform shoes. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French plateforme ‘ground plan ’, literally ‘flat shape ’.
platform bed
plat form bed ▶noun a bed consisting of a mattress supported by a platform, which sometimes contains drawers for storage.
platformer
plat |form ¦er ▶noun informal term for platform game.
platform game
plat |form game |ˈplatfɔːmə (r )| ▶noun a type of video game featuring two-dimensional graphics where the player controls a character jumping or climbing between solid platforms at different positions on the screen.
platform ticket
plat |form ticket ▶noun Brit. historical a ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform.
Plath, Sylvia
Plath, Sylvia |plaθ | (1932 –63 ), American poet, wife of Ted Hughes. Her work is notable for its treatment of extreme and painful states of mind. In 1963 she committed suicide. Notable works: Ariel (poems, 1965 ) and The Bell Jar (novel, 1963 ).
plating
plat ¦ing |ˈpleɪtɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a thin coating of gold, silver, or other metal. • the process of applying plating. 2 an outer covering of flat metal sections: the tractors carried steel plating for protection. 3 the process of knitting two yarns together so that each yarn appears mainly on one side of the finished piece. 4 the racing of horses in which the prize for the winner is a plate.
platinic
platinic |pləˈtɪnɪk | ▶adjective of or containing platinum, especially in its tetravalent state. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from platinum, on the pattern of words such as ferric .
platinize
platinize |ˈplatɪnʌɪz |(also platinise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. platinized ) coat (something ) with platinum. DERIVATIVES platinization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
platinoid
platinoid |ˈplatɪnɔɪd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an alloy of copper with zinc, nickel, and sometimes tungsten, used for its high electrical resistance.
platinum
platinum |ˈplatɪnəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a precious silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 78. It was first encountered by the Spanish in South America in the 16th century, and is used in jewellery, electrical contacts, laboratory equipment, and industrial catalysts. (Symbol: Pt ) • [ often as modifier ] greyish white or silvery like platinum: a platinum wig. PHRASES go platinum (of a recording ) achieve sales meriting a platinum disc. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: alteration of earlier platina, from Spanish, diminutive of plata ‘silver ’.
platinum black
plat |inum black ▶noun [ mass noun ] platinum in the form of a finely divided black powder, used as a catalyst and absorbent for gases.
platinum blonde
platinum blonde (also platinum blond ) ▶adjective (of hair ) silvery-blonde. ▶noun a person with silvery-blonde hair.
platinum card
plat i num card ▶noun a credit card made available to individuals with high credit ratings, which carries certain privileges that are unavailable to holders of other cards.
platinum disc
plat |inum disc ▶noun a framed platinum disc awarded to a recording artist or group for sales of a record exceeding a specified high figure.
platinum metals
plat |inum metals ▶plural noun Chemistry the six metals platinum, palladium, ruthenium, osmium, rhodium, and iridium, which have similar properties and tend to occur together in nature.
platitude
platitude |ˈplatɪtjuːd | ▶noun a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful: she began uttering liberal platitudes. DERIVATIVES platitudinize |-ˈtjuːdɪnʌɪz |(also platitudinise ) verb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from plat ‘flat ’.
platitudinous
platitudinous |ˌplatɪˈtʃuːdɪnəs | ▶adjective (of a remark or statement ) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed: this may sound platitudinous.
Plato
Plato |ˈpleɪtəʊ | ( c. 429 – c. 347 bc ), Greek philosopher. A disciple of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, Plato founded the Academy in Athens. An integral part of his thought is the theory of ‘ideas ’ or ‘forms ’, in which abstract entities or universals are contrasted with their objects or particulars in the material world. His philosophical writings are presented in the form of dialogues, with Socrates as the principal speaker; they include the Symposium and the Timaeus. Plato's political theories appear in the Republic, in which he explored the nature and structure of a just society.
Platonic
Platonic |pləˈtɒnɪk | ▶adjective 1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato or his ideas. 2 ( platonic ) (of love or friendship ) intimate and affectionate but not sexual: their relationship is purely platonic. 3 ( platonic ) confined to words, theories, or ideals, and not leading to practical action. DERIVATIVES platonically adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek Platōnikos, from Platōn ‘Plato ’.
Platonic solid
Platonic solid (also Platonic body ) ▶noun one of five regular solids (a tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, or icosahedron ).
Platonism
Platonism |ˈpleɪt (ə )nɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the philosophy of Plato or his followers. See Plato. • any of various revivals of Platonic doctrines or related ideas, especially Neoplatonism and Cambridge Platonism (a 17th -century attempt to reconcile Christianity with humanism and science ). • the theory that numbers or other abstract objects are objective, timeless entities, independent of the physical world and of the symbols used to represent them. DERIVATIVES Platonist noun
platoon
pla |toon |pləˈtuːn | ▶noun a subdivision of a company of soldiers, usually forming a tactical unit that is commanded by a subaltern or lieutenant and divided into three sections. • a group of people acting together: platoons of sharp lawyers. • [ as modifier ] (in South Africa ) denoting a school or schooling system in which two separate sets of teachers and pupils use the same buildings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. • [ as modifier ] Baseball engaged in platooning: a platoon player. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] (in South Africa ) apply the platoon system to (a school ). 2 [ with obj. ] Baseball use the strategy of alternating (a pair of players or one player with another ) in a specified field position in successive games. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French peloton ‘platoon ’, literally ‘small ball ’, diminutive of pelote .
platoon sergeant
pla toon ser geant ▶noun a noncommissioned officer in the US Army intermediate in rank between a staff sergeant and a first sergeant.
Plattdeutsch
Plattdeutsch |ˈplatdɔɪtʃ | ▶noun & adjective another term for Low German. ORIGIN German, from Dutch Platduits, from plat ‘flat, low ’ + Duits ‘German ’.
platteland
platteland |ˈplatəland |S. African ▶noun [ mass noun ] remote country districts. ▶adjective belonging to or characteristic of remote country districts; rustic. DERIVATIVES plattelander noun ORIGIN Afrikaans, literally ‘flat land ’.
platter
plat |ter |ˈplatə | ▶noun 1 a large flat dish or plate for serving food. • a quantity of food served on a platter: huge platters of cooked meat. • a meal or selection of food placed on a platter, especially one served in a restaurant: dinner was a bowl of soup and a cold platter. 2 something shaped like a platter, in particular: • informal, dated a record: dig out some old platters. • the rotating metal disc forming the turntable of a record player. • Computing a rigid rotating disk on which data is stored in a disk drive; a hard disk (considered as a physical object ). PHRASES on a ( silver ) platter informal used to indicate that someone receives or achieves something with little or no effort. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French plater, from plat ‘large dish ’ (see plate ).
Platte River
Platte Riv er |ˈplat ˌplæt ˈrɪvər | a river in southwestern Nebraska that is formed by the North Platte and South Platte rivers and flows for 310 miles (500 km ) to join the Missouri River near Omaha.
Plattsburgh
Platts burgh |ˈplatsˌbərg ˈplætsbərɡ | a city in northeastern New York, on Lake Champlain, the site of battles during the 18th and 19th centuries; pop. 19,393 (est. 2008 ).
platy
platy |ˈplati | ▶noun ( pl. platies ) a small live-bearing freshwater fish of Central America, which is popular in aquaria. ●Genus Xiphophorus, family Poeciliidae: several species, in particular X. maculatus, which has been bred in a wide variety of colours. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: colloquial abbreviation of modern Latin Platypoecilus (former genus name ), from Greek platus ‘broad ’ + poikilos ‘variegated ’.
platy-
platy- |ˈplati | ▶combining form broad; flat: platypus. ORIGIN from Greek platus ‘broad, flat ’.
platyhelminth
platyhelminth |ˌplatɪˈhɛlmɪnθ | ▶noun Zoology an invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
Platyhelminthes
Platyhelminthes |ˌplatɪhɛlˈmɪnθiːz | ▶plural noun Zoology a phylum of invertebrates that comprises the flatworms. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek helminth ‘worm ’.
platykurtic
plat y kur tic |ˌplatiˈkərtik ˈplætɪˌkərtɪk | ▶noun Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having less kurtosis than the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, mesokurtic. DERIVATIVES plat y kur to sis |-ikərˈtōsis |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from platy- ‘broad, flat ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .
platypus
platypus |ˈplatɪpəs | ▶noun ( pl. platypuses ) a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur. Also called duckbill or duck-billed platypus. ●Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the only member of the family Ornithorhynchidae, order Monotremata. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platupous ‘flat-footed ’, from platus ‘flat ’ + pous ‘foot ’.
platyrrhine
platyrrhine |ˈplatɪrʌɪn |Zoology ▶adjective relating to primates of a group that comprises the New World monkeys, marmosets, and tamarins. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are far apart and directed forwards or sideways, and typically have a prehensile tail. Compare with catarrhine. ▶noun a platyrrhine primate. ●Infraorder Platyrrhini, order Primates: families Cebidae and Callitrichidae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from platy- ‘flat ’ + Greek rhis, rhin- ‘nose ’ + -ine 1 .
platysma
platysma |pləˈtɪzmə | ▶noun ( pl. platysmas or platysmata |-mətə | ) Anatomy a broad sheet of muscle fibres extending from the collar bone to the angle of the jaw. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek platusma ‘flat piece, plate ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
plate
plate noun 1 a dinner plate: dish, platter, salver, paten, charger; historical trencher. 2 a plate of spaghetti: plateful, helping, portion, serving. 3 steel plates: panel, sheet, layer, pane, slab. 4 a brass plate on the door: plaque, sign, tablet, cartouche. 5 the book has color plates: picture, print, illustration, photograph, photo. ▶verb the roof was plated with steel: cover, coat, overlay, laminate, veneer; electroplate, galvanize, gild.
plateau
plateau noun 1 a windswept plateau: upland, tableland, plain, mesa, highland, coteau. 2 prices reached a plateau: quiescent period; letup, respite, lull.
platform
platform noun 1 he made a speech from the platform: stage, dais, rostrum, podium, soapbox. 2 the party's platform: policy, program, party line, manifesto, plan, principles, objectives, aims.
platitude
platitude noun boring us with his platitudes: cliché, truism, commonplace, banality, old chestnut, bromide, inanity, banal /trite /hackneyed /stock phrase.
platitudinous
platitudinous adjective platitudinous political sound bites: hackneyed, overworked, overused, clichéd, banal, trite, commonplace, well-worn, stale, tired, unoriginal; informal corny, old hat. ANTONYMS original.
platonic
platonic adjective the roommates' platonic relationship: nonsexual, nonphysical, chaste; intellectual, friendly. ANTONYMS sexual.
platoon
platoon noun our platoon lost 200 men on that mission: unit, patrol, troop, squad, squadron, team, company, corps, outfit, detachment, contingent.
platter
platter noun a platter of broiled oysters: plate, dish, salver, paten, tray; historical trencher.
Oxford Thesaurus
plate
plate noun 1 he pushed his empty plate to one side: dish, platter, bowl, salver; dinner plate, side plate, soup plate; Scottish & N. English ashet; archaic trencher, charger; rare paten. 2 a plate of spaghetti: plateful, helping, portion, serving, platter. 3 the ship's hull was made of overlapping steel plates: panel, sheet, layer, lamina, leaf, pane, slab. 4 a brass plate on the door: plaque, nameplate, door plate, tablet, sign, brass, medallion, plaquette, cartouche. 5 the book contains sixty colour plates: picture, print, illustration, photograph, photo, engraving, lithograph; rare vignette. ▶verb the roof was plated with steel: cover, coat, overlay, laminate, veneer; electroplate, anodize, galvanize, gild, platinize, silver, tin, nickel.
plateau
plateau noun 1 a windswept plateau: upland, tableland, elevated plain, mesa, highland, table. 2 house prices have reached a plateau: level, stage; period of little change, quiescent period, levelling-off period; let-up, break, respite, lull.
platform
platform noun 1 another official climbed on the platform and spoke to the crowd: stage, dais, stand, rostrum, podium, soapbox; Indian mandapam. 2 the Democratic Party's platform: policy, programme, party line, manifesto, plan, plan of action, principles, tenets, objectives, aims.
platitude
platitude noun a string of empty platitudes: cliché, truism, commonplace, hackneyed /trite /banal /overworked saying, banality, old chestnut; bromide, inanity, tag.
platitudinous
platitudinous adjective politicians delivering platitudinous sound bites: hackneyed, overworked, overused, clichéd, banal, trite, commonplace, stock, stereotyped, stereotypical, set, well worn, stale, tired, vapid, inane, unimaginative, unoriginal, derivative, vieux jeu, dull, flat, conventional; informal corny, old hat; rare truistic, bromidic. ANTONYMS original, fresh.
platonic
platonic adjective our relationship is purely platonic: non-sexual, non-physical, chaste; spiritual, intellectual, friendly. ANTONYMS physical, sexual.
platoon
platoon noun a platoon of British Royal Marines: unit, patrol, troop, squad, team, squadron, company, group, corps, division, outfit, detachment, contingent.
platter
platter noun the meat was arranged on silver platters: plate, dish, serving plate, serving dish, salver, tray; Scottish & N. English ashet; archaic charger, trencher; rare paten.
Duden Dictionary
Platäa
Pla täa Eigenname |Plat ä a |antike Stadt in Böotien
Platäer
Pla tä er Substantiv, maskulin , der |Plat ä er |Einwohnerbezeichnung
Platäerin
Pla tä e rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Plat ä erin |
Platane
Pla ta ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Plat a ne |die Platane; Genitiv: der Platane, Plural: die Platanen lateinisch platanus < griechisch plátanos, zu: platýs, platt ; wohl nach dem breiten Wuchs hochwachsender Laubbaum mit großen, gelappten Blättern und kugeligen Früchten sowie heller, glatter, sich in größeren Teilen ablösender Borke
Platanenblatt
Pla ta nen blatt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Plat a nenblatt |
Plateau
Pla teau Substantiv, Neutrum , das |plaˈtoː |das Plateau; Genitiv: des Plateaus, Plural: die Plateaus französisch plateau, zu: plat, platt 1 Hochebene 2 obere ebene Fläche eines Berges
plateauförmig
pla teau för mig Adjektiv wie ein Plateau geformt, in Form eines Plateaus
Plateauschuh
Pla teau schuh Substantiv, maskulin , der (zur Mode der 1970er -Jahre gehörender ) Schuh mit extrem hoher Sohle
Plateausohle
Pla teau soh le Substantiv, feminin , die sehr dicke Schuhsohle Schuhe mit Plateausohlen
Plateresk
Pla te resk Substantiv, Neutrum Kunstwissenschaft , das |Plater e sk |spanisch (estilo ) plateresco, zu: platería = Silber-, Goldschmiedearbeit Baustil der spanischen Spätgotik und der italienischen Frührenaissance mit reich verzierten Fassaden
Platin
Pla tin Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈplaːtiːn auch plaˈtiːn |das Platin; Genitiv: des Platins älter spanisch platina, Verkleinerungsform von: plata (de argento ) = (Silber )platte, über das Vulgärlateinische zu griechisch platýs, platt grauweißes Edelmetall (das u. a. zu Schmuck verarbeitet wird ) chemisches Element Pt
platinblond
pla tin blond Adjektiv |pl a tinblond |a (vom Haar ) von sehr hellem, silbern glänzendem Blond b mit platinblondem a Haar
Platindraht
Pla tin draht Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tindraht |Draht aus Platin
Platine
Pla ti ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Plat i ne |die Platine; Genitiv: der Platine, Plural: die Platinen französisch platine, zu: plat = flach, platt 1 Elektrotechnik der Montage einzelner elektrischer Bauelemente dienende, meist mit Kupfer oder Silber beschichtete dünne Platte mit Löchern, durch die die Anschlüsse der Bauelemente zum weiteren Verlöten gesteckt werden 2 Technik flacher Metallblock, aus dem dünne Bleche gewalzt werden
Platinerz
Pla tin erz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a tinerz |platinhaltiges Erz
Platinfuchs
Pla tin fuchs Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tinfuchs |1 graublau bis lavendelfarben melierter Silberfuchs 2 Pelz aus dem Fell des Platinfuchses 1
platinhaltig
pla tin hal tig Adjektiv |pl a tinhaltig |Platin enthaltend
Platinhochzeit
Pla tin hoch zeit Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tinhochzeit |siebzigster Hochzeitstag
platinieren
pla ti nie ren schwaches Verb |platin ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit Platin überziehen
Platinit
Pla ti nit Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |Platin i t |das Platinit; Genitiv: des Platinits Eisen-Nickel-Legierung als Ersatzstoff für Platin in der Technik
Platinmohr
Pla tin mohr Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a tinmohr |das Platinmohr; Genitiv: des Platinmohrs griechisch-vulgärlateinisch -spanisch ; deutsch tiefschwarzes feinstverteiltes Platin in Pulverform
Platinoid
Pla ti no id Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Platino i d |zu griechisch -oeidḗs = ähnlich Legierung aus Kupfer, Nickel u. a.
Platinschmuck
Pla tin schmuck Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tinschmuck |Schmuck aus Platin
Platitüde
Pla ti tü de Substantiv, feminin , die |platiˈtyːd (ə )|frühere Schreibung für Plattitüde
Plato
Pla to Platon |Pl a to |
Platon
Pla ton Eigenname |Pl a ton |altgriechischer Philosoph
Platoniker
Pla to ni ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Plat o niker |Anhänger der Philosophie des griechischen Philosophen Platon (etwa 428 –347 v. Chr.)
Platonikerin
Pla to ni ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Plat o nikerin |die Platonikerin; Genitiv: der Platonikerin, Plural: die Platonikerinnen weibliche Form zu Platoniker
platonisch
pla to nisch Adjektiv |plat o nisch |1 die Philosophie Platons betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, auf ihr beruhend griechisch Platōnikós die platonische Tradition 2 bildungssprachlich nicht sinnlich, rein seelisch-geistig platonische Liebe | eine rein platonische Beziehung
Platonismus
Pla to nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Platon i smus |Gesamtheit der philosophischen Richtungen in Fortführung der Philosophie Platons
Platonychie
Pla t o ny chie, Pla to ny chie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Platonych ie |die Platonychie; Genitiv: der Platonychie griechisch-neulateinisch abnorme Abflachung der Nägel
platsch
platsch Interjektion |pl a tsch |lautmalend für ein Geräusch, das entsteht, wenn etwas auf eine Wasseroberfläche aufschlägt oder wenn etwas Nasses auf den Boden fällt
platschen
plat schen schwaches Verb |pl a tschen |spätmittelhochdeutsch blatschen, blatzen, lautmalend 1 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « umgangssprachlich ein [helles ] schallendes Geräusch von sich geben platschend fiel sie ins Wasser b Perfektbildung mit »ist « umgangssprachlich mit einem [hellen ] schallenden Geräusch auftreffen Wellen platschten ans Ufer 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « umgangssprachlich sich im Wasser bewegen und dadurch ein helles, schallendes Geräusch verursachen die Kinder platschen fröhlich durch den Bach 3 Perfektbildung mit »ist « umgangssprachlich (von etwas Schwerem ) [mit einem klatschenden Geräusch ] auf, in etwas fallen die Kiste platschte in den Schlamm | figurativ müde ließ sie sich auf das Sofa platschen 4 unpersönlich; Perfektbildung mit »hat « landschaftlich heftig regnen es platscht schon den ganzen Tag
plätschern
plät schern schwaches Verb |pl ä tschern |lautmalend, Iterativbildung zu platschen 1 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « durch eine Wellenbewegung oder im Herabfließen beim Aufprall ein gleichmäßig sich wiederholendes Geräusch verursachen der Springbrunnen plätschert [friedlich, beschaulich ]b Perfektbildung mit »hat « sich plätschernd 1a im Wasser bewegen die Kinder plätschern in der Badewanne 2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « plätschernd 1a fließen der Bach plätschert über die Steine | figurativ das Gespräch plätschert (wird leicht und mehr oberflächlich geführt )
platschnass
platsch nass Adjektiv landschaftlich |pl a tschn a ss |klatschnass
platt
platt Adjektiv |pl a tt |aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch plat (t ) < (alt )französisch plat = flach, über das Vulgärlateinische zu griechisch platýs = eben, breit 1 (als Fläche ) ohne Erhebung [und in die Breite sich ausdehnend ]; flach 1 plattes Land | der Reifen ist platt hat nur wenig oder gar keine Luft | sie ist platt wie ein [Bügel ]brett (umgangssprachlich ; hat kaum Busen ) | sich die Nase an der Fensterscheibe platt (breit ) drücken | substantiviert wir hatten einen Platten eine Reifenpanne platt sein umgangssprachlich völlig überrascht sein ich bin ja platt , dass sie sich dazu durchgerungen hat ; körperlich erschöpft sein nach dem 5000 -m-Lauf war ich ziemlich platt 2 abwertend oberflächlich und geistlos, trivial eine platte Konversation 3 glatt 3 eine platte Lüge
Platt
Platt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a tt |das Platt; Genitiv: des Platt [s ] 1 Plattdeutsch Platt sprechen | auf Platt 2 landschaftlich Dialekt sein Platt verstehe ich kaum
Plättbrett
Plätt brett Substantiv, Neutrum norddeutsch, mitteldeutsch , das |Pl ä ttbrett |Bügelbrett
Plättchen
Plätt chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl ä ttchen |das Plättchen; Genitiv: des Plättchens, Plural: die Plättchen Verkleinerungsform zu Platte
plattdeutsch
platt deutsch Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |pl a ttdeutsch |niederdeutsch
Plattdeutsch
Platt deutsch Substantiv, Neutrum , das Plattdeutsche |Pl a ttdeutsch |Niederdeutsch [e ]
Plattdeutsche
Platt deut sche substantiviertes Adjektiv, Neutrum nur mit bestimmtem Artikel Plattdeutsch |Pl a ttdeutsche |Niederdeutsch [e ]
platt drücken
platt drü cken, platt drü cken schwaches Verb plattdrücken |pl a tt drücken pl a ttdrücken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « durch Drücken platt werden lassen die Knete platt drücken | er drückte sich die Nase an der Fensterscheibe platt
Platte
Plat te Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tte |die Platte; Genitiv: der Platte, Plural: die Platten 1 flaches, überall gleich dickes, auf zwei gegenüberliegenden Seiten von je einer im Verhältnis zur Dicke sehr ausgedehnten ebenen Fläche begrenztes Stück eines harten Materials (z. B. Holz, Metall, Stein )mittelhochdeutsch plate, vgl. Platte 6 eine dünne Platte | Platten aus Metall, Stein | eine Wand mit Platten verkleiden 2 a Tonträger in Form einer kreisrunden Scheibe besonders Schallplatte, auch CD eine Platte hören, spielen ständig dieselbe /die gleiche /die alte Platte [laufen lassen ] umgangssprachlich immer dasselbe [erzählen ]eine neue /andere Platte auflegen umgangssprachlich von etwas anderem sprechen, erzählen, das Thema wechseln die Platte kennen umgangssprachlich schon wissen, worauf etwas hinausläuft; etwas schon einmal gehört haben b EDV Festplatte 3 a flache, einem Teller ähnliche Unterlage aus Porzellan, Metall o. Ä. von verschiedener Größe und Form zum Servieren von Speisen mittelhochdeutsch plate, vgl. Platte 6 Platten mit Salat, Fisch b auf einer Platte 3a angerichtete Speisen eine appetitlich garnierte Platte 4 Tischplatte 5 Herd-, Kochplatte 6 mittelhochdeutsch plate, spätalthochdeutsch platta; alle Formen < mittellateinisch plat (t )a = Platte 1 1, 3a 6 , über das Vulgärlateinische zu griechisch platýs, platt umgangssprachlich Glatze er hat schon eine Platte 7 Fotografie veraltend Platte 1 aus Glas mit einer lichtempfindlichen Schicht, die während des Vorgangs des Fotografierens belichtet wird jemanden auf die Platte bannen veraltend jemanden fotografieren 8 Grabplatte 9 Druckplatte 10 Bergsteigen glatter Felsen, der kaum Möglichkeiten bietet, zu greifen oder aufzutreten 11 Münzkunde aus dem Schrötling hergestellte und zur Prägung vorbereitete Metallscheibe polierte Platte 12 österreichisch Verbrecherbande, Gang 13 Geologie ein bestimmtes Gebiet der Erdoberfläche umfassender Teil der Lithosphäre die pazifische, afrikanische, philippinische Platte | kontinentale, ozeanische, tektonische Platten 14 aus der gaunersprachlichen Fügung platt (e ) machen = im Freien nächtigen, eigentlich = nach draußen flüchten, wohl aus dem Jiddischen, vgl. jiddisch p'lat = Flucht, hebräisch pạlạt = entkommen, pĕleṭạ̈ = Flucht (Pleite ) Jargon Nachtlager, (fester ) Schlafplatz [von Nichtsesshaften ] im Freien das Leben auf [der ] Platte (als Nichtsesshafter )15 die Platte putzen umgangssprachlich sich [unbemerkt ] entfernen vielleicht aus der Gaunersprache < jiddisch p'lat = Flucht [< hebräisch pĕle t ä, Pleite ] und puz = auseinandergehen, sich zerstreuen; volksetymologisch angelehnt an Platte 1
Plätte
Plät te Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl ä tte |1 zu plätten landschaftlich Bügeleisen 2 mittelhochdeutsch nicht belegt, althochdeutsch pletta, wohl < mittellateinisch plat (t )a, Platte österreichisch flaches [Last ]schiff
Plattei
Plat tei Substantiv, feminin , die |Platt ei |[Adrema ]plattensammlung
Plätteisen
Plätt ei sen Substantiv, Neutrum landschaftlich , das |Pl ä tteisen |
platteln
plat teln schwaches Verb bayrisch, österreichisch |pl a tteln |[Schuh ]plattler tanzen
plätteln
plät teln schwaches Verb |pl ä tteln |mit Platten, Fliesen auslegen oder verkleiden
platten
plat ten schwaches Verb landschaftlich |pl a tten |platt machen; Platten legen
plätten
plät ten schwaches Verb norddeutsch, mitteldeutsch |pl ä tten |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelniederdeutsch pletten, eigentlich = platt, glatt machen mit einem Bügeleisen glätten Hemden plätten geplättet sein salopp durch eine unangenehme, peinliche Überraschung plötzlich völlig sprachlos sein
Platten
Plat ten Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Pl a tten |der Platten; Genitiv: des Plattens, Plural: die Platten [durch einen Defekt ] platter Reifen
Plattenalbum
Plat ten al bum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a ttenalbum |einem Buch ähnlicher Gegenstand mit einzelnen Hüllen, in die Schallplatten gesteckt werden
Plattenarchiv
Plat ten ar chiv Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a ttenarchiv |geordnete Sammlung von Schallplatten [und CDs ]
Plattenaufnahme
Plat ten auf nah me Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttenaufnahme |1 das Aufnehmen 10c auf Schallplatte oder CD 2 auf Platte 2a vorliegende Tonaufnahme
Plattenbau
Plat ten bau Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenbau |der Plattenbau < Plural: -ten > Wohnhaus, das in Plattenbauweise errichtet ist
Plattenbausiedlung
Plat ten bau sied lung Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttenbausiedlung | Siedlung 1a mit Plattenbauten
Plattenbauweise
Plat ten bau wei se Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttenbauweise |Bauweise, bei der Gebäude aus vorgefertigten Stahlbetonplatten gebaut werden
Plattenbelag
Plat ten be lag Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenbelag |
Plattenboss
Plat ten boss Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenboss |Manager in der Plattenindustrie
Plattencover
Plat ten co ver Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a ttencover |Hülle einer Schallplatte
Plattenfirma
Plat ten fir ma Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttenfirma |Firma, die sich mit der Herstellung und dem Vertrieb von Platten 2a befasst
Plattenhülle
Plat ten hül le Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttenhülle | vgl. Plattencover
Plattenindustrie
Plat ten in dus t rie , Plat ten in dus trie Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttenindustrie |Industriezweig, der sich mit der Herstellung und dem Vertrieb von Platten 2a befasst
Plattenlabel
Plat ten la bel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a ttenlabel | Label 2
Plattenladen
Plat ten la den Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenladen | Laden 1a , in dem Schallplatten, CDs u. Ä. verkauft werden
Plattenleger
Plat ten le ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenleger |
Plattenlegerin
Plat ten le ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttenlegerin |
Plattensammlung
Plat ten samm lung Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttensammlung |Sammlung von Schallplatten und CDs
Plattenschrank
Plat ten schrank Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenschrank |
Plattensee
Plat ten see Eigenname , der |Pl a ttensee |der; Genitiv: des Plattensees ungarischer See
Plattenseer
Plat ten se er Adjektiv |Pl a ttenseer | Plattenseer Wein
Plattenseer
Plat ten se er Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenseer |ein Wein
Plattenspieler
Plat ten spie ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenspieler |Gerät zum Abspielen von Schallplatten
Plattentasche
Plat ten ta sche Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttentasche |Schutzhülle aus Papier oder Kunststoff zusätzlich zur eigentlichen Plattenhülle
Plattentektonik
Plat ten tek to nik Substantiv, feminin Geologie , die |Pl a ttentektonik |tektonische Theorie, nach der die Lithosphäre der Erde aus mehreren größeren und kleineren Platten 13 besteht, die auf der fließfähigen Unterlage des oberen Erdmantels bewegt werden
Plattenteller
Plat ten tel ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenteller |Teil des Plattenspielers, auf dem die Schallplatte liegt
Plattenvertrag
Plat ten ver trag Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenvertrag |Schallplattenvertrag
Plattenwechsler
Plat ten wechs ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenwechsler |
Plattenweg
Plat ten weg Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttenweg |mit Platten 1 ausgelegter Weg
Platterbse
Platt erb se Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tterbse |
platterdings
plat ter dings Adverb umgangssprachlich |pl a tterd i ngs |glatterdings das ist platterdings unmöglich
Plätterei
Plät te rei Substantiv, feminin norddeutsch, mitteldeutsch , die |Plätter ei |1 ohne Plural umgangssprachlich [dauerndes ] Plätten 2 Betrieb, in dem Wäsche (gegen Entgelt ) gebügelt wird
Plätterin
Plät te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl ä tterin |
Plattfisch
Platt fisch Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttfisch |Knochenfisch mit seitlich stark abgeflachtem asymmetrischem Körper, der beide Augen und die Nasenlöcher auf der pigmentierten, dem Licht zugekehrten Körperseite hat und mit der hellen Körperseite auf dem Grund liegt oder sich in den Sand eingräbt
Plattform
Platt form Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttform |1 (mit einem Geländer gesicherte ) ebene Fläche auf hohen Gebäuden, Türmen o. Ä. (von der aus man einen guten Ausblick hat )französisch plate-forme, aus: plat (platt ) und forme < lateinisch forma, Form 2 a Fläche am vorderen oder hinteren Ende älterer Straßen - oder Eisenbahnwagen zum Ein- und Aussteigen französisch plate-forme, aus: plat (platt ) und forme < lateinisch forma, Form b (bei Wagen, die dem Gütertransport dienen ) einer Laderampe ähnliche, aufklappbare Fläche zum leichteren Be- und Entladen französisch plate-forme, aus: plat (platt ) und forme < lateinisch forma, Form 3 Basis, Standpunkt, von dem bei Überlegungen, Absichten, Handlungen, politischen Zielsetzungen o. Ä. ausgegangen wird eine gemeinsame Plattform finden 4 EDV Betriebssystem o. Ä. als Voraussetzung für die Anwendung bestimmter Computerprogramme
plattformübergreifend
platt form über grei fend Adjektiv EDV |pl a ttformübergreifend |mehrere Plattformen 4 übergreifend eine plattformübergreifende Software | das Programm lässt sich plattformübergreifend nutzen
plattformunabhängig
platt form un ab hän gig Adjektiv EDV |pl a ttformunabhängig |auf verschiedenen Plattformen 4 lauffähig plattformunabhängige Programme, Programmiersprachen
Plattfrost
Platt frost Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttfrost |Frost ohne Schnee
Plattfuß
Platt fuß Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttfuß |1 meist im Plural Medizin Fuß, dessen Längs - und meist auch Querwölbung stark abgeflacht ist 2 umgangssprachlich Reifen, der keine oder kaum noch Luft hat
plattfüßig
platt fü ßig Adjektiv |pl a ttfüßig |mit Plattfüßen 1 versehen
Plattfußindianer
Platt fuß in di a ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttfußindianer |a salopp männliche Person mit Plattfüßen 1 b Schimpfwort für eine männliche Person c Soldatensprache Infanterist
Plattfußindianerin
Platt fuß in di a ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttfußindianerin |weibliche Form zu Plattfußindianer
Plattheit
Platt heit Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttheit |die Plattheit; Genitiv: der Plattheit, Plural: die Plattheiten 1 ohne Plural das Plattsein 2 Plattitüde Plattheiten von sich geben
Platthirsch
Platt hirsch Substantiv, maskulin Jägersprache , der |Pl a tthirsch |geweihloser Rothirsch
plattieren
plat tie ren schwaches Verb |platt ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Platte 1 Technik (unedle Metalle ) mit einer Schicht edleren Metalls überziehen 2 Textilindustrie (bei der Herstellung von Wirk- oder Strickwaren ) unterschiedliche Garne so verarbeiten, dass der eine Faden auf die rechte, der andere auf die linke Seite aller Maschen kommt
Plattierung
Plat tie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Platt ie rung |1 das Plattieren 1 1, 2 2 die beim Plattieren 1 aufgebrachte Schicht
Plattierverfahren
Plat tier ver fah ren Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Platt ie rverfahren |
plattig
plat tig Adjektiv Bergsteigen |pl a ttig |(vom Fels ) glatt; mit wenig Möglichkeit zum Greifen plattige Grate
Plattitüde
Plat ti tü de , Pla ti tude Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die Platitude |Plattit ü de platiˈtyːd (ə ) …ˈtyːd (ə )|die Plattitüde; Genitiv: der Plattitüde, Plural: die Plattitüden die Platitude; Genitiv: der Platitude, Plural: die Platituden französisch platitude, zu: plat, platt nichtssagende, abgedroschene Redewendung; Plattheit sich in Plattitüden ergehen
Plattler
Platt ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttler |ein Älplertanz
plattmachen
platt ma chen schwaches Verb |pl a ttmachen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 a jemanden umbringen, körperlich erledigen, vernichten b etwas zerstören, vernichten bei dem Überfall war die Tankstelle komplett plattgemacht worden 2 jemanden zurechtweisen, heftig tadeln er wurde vor versammelter Mannschaft plattgemacht
Plättmaschine
Plätt ma schi ne Substantiv, feminin landschaftlich , die |Pl ä ttmaschine |
plattnasig
platt na sig Adjektiv |pl a ttnasig |
Plattstich
Platt stich Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttstich |
Plattstichstickerei
Platt stich sti cke rei Substantiv, feminin Handarbeiten , die |Pl a ttstichstickerei |a ohne Plural das Sticken mit Plattstichen b mit Plattstichen gestickte Handarbeit
Plattstickerei
Platt sti cke rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttstickerei |Plattstichstickerei
Plattwanze
Platt wan ze Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a ttwanze |in zahlreichen Arten weltweit verbreitete Wanze
Plättwäsche
Plätt wä sche Substantiv, feminin norddeutsch, mitteldeutsch , die |Pl ä ttwäsche |zu plätten zu bügelnde Wäsche
Plattwurm
Platt wurm Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a ttwurm |oft als Parasit lebender, meist sehr langer Wurm mit abgeplattetem Körper
Platyrrhini
Pla tyr rhi ni Pluralwort , die |Platyrrh i ni |die Platyrrhini (Plural ) griechisch-neulateinisch Breitnasen-, Neuweltaffen
Platz
Platz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tz |der Platz; Genitiv: des Platzes, Plätze mittelhochdeutsch pla (t )z < (alt )französisch place < vulgärlateinisch platea < lateinisch platea = Straße < griechisch plateĩa (hodós ) = die breite (Straße ), zu: platýs, platt 1 a größere ebene Fläche [für bestimmte Zwecke, z. B. Veranstaltungen, Zusammenkünfte ] ein runder Platz | der Platz vor der Kirche | sämtliche Straßen münden auf diesen (auch : ) diesem Platz b abgegrenzte, größere, freie Fläche für sportliche Zwecke oder Veranstaltungen; Sportplatz der Platz ist nicht bespielbar | die Hockeymannschaft spielte auf dem eigenen Platz | der Schiedsrichter stellte ihn vom Platz erteilte ihm einen Platzverweis 2 Stelle, Ort (für etwas oder an dem sich etwas befindet ) ein windgeschützter Platz | ein lauschiges Plätzchen | in solcher Lage ist sein Platz bei der Familie muss er bei seiner Familie sein, um helfen zu können | die bedeutendsten Plätze für den Überseehandel sind Hamburg und Bremen | die Bücher stehen nicht an ihrem Platz | Leichtathletik auf die Plätze, fertig, los! Startbefehl zum Kurzstreckenlauf | das beste Hotel, das erste Haus am Platz [e ] im Ort ein Platz an der Sonne Glück und Erfolg im Leben nach einem Ausspruch des Reichskanzlers Fürst Bülow [1849 –1929 ]in etwas keinen Platz haben in etwas nicht hineinpassen Träume haben in seinem Leben keinen Platz fehl am Platz [e ] sein nicht an einen bestimmten Ort gehören, nicht hingehören, am falschen Ort sein bei diesem Konzert war er fehl am Platz [e ]; unpassend, nicht angebracht sein Milde ist hier absolut fehl am Platz 3 Sitzplatz ein guter, schlechter Platz | ich sitze fünfte Reihe, Platz 27 | ist dieser Platz noch frei? | den Platz tauschen | jemandem einen Platz frei halten | die Besucher werden gebeten, ihre Plätze einzunehmen sich zu setzen | Platz ! Befehl an einen Hund, sich hinzulegen | an /auf seinem Platz bleiben | sich von seinem Platz erheben Platz nehmen gehoben sich setzen Platz behalten gehoben sitzen bleiben, nicht aufstehen bitte, behalten Sie doch Platz ! 4 für eine Person vorgesehene Möglichkeit, an etwas teilzunehmen, in etwas aufgenommen zu werden in dem Skikurs sind noch Plätze frei | sie hat den Platz im Hort sicher 5 Rang, Stellung; Position seinen Platz im Beruf behaupten 6 ohne Plural zur Verfügung stehender Raum für etwas, jemanden im Wagen ist noch Platz | ich habe keinen Platz mehr für neue Bücher | Platz für etwas schaffen | mach mal Platz für die Dame /mach der Dame mal Platz | er musste einem jungen Schnösel mit Hochschulabschluss Platz machen | Platz da! | ein Platz sparendes Klappbett 7 Sport erreichte Platzierung bei einem Wettbewerb einen Platz im Mittelfeld belegen | den ersten Platz erobern, [erfolgreich ] verteidigen | Leichtathletik auf Platz laufen so laufen, dass man sich für einen weiteren Start qualifizieren kann, ohne jedoch den Sieg anzustreben | Pferderennen auf Platz wetten eine Platzwette abschließen jemanden auf die Plätze verweisen jemanden in einem Wettkampf besiegen jemanden auf den zweiten, dritten usw. Platz verweisen in einem Wettkampf vor jemandem Erster, Zweiter usw. werden
Platzangebot
Platz an ge bot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a tzangebot |(in etwas ) vorhandener, zur Verfügung stehender Platz 6 der Wagen besticht durch sein großzügiges Platzangebot
Platzangst
Platz angst Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzangst |1 umgangssprachlich in geschlossenen und überfüllten Räumen auftretende Angst- und Beklemmungszustände 2 Psychologie Agoraphobie
Platzanweiser
Platz an wei ser Substantiv, maskulin , der Platzanweiserin |Pl a tzanweiser |der Platzanweiser; Genitiv: des Platzanweisers, Plural: die Platzanweiser jemand, der im Kino, Theater o. Ä. den Besuchern die Plätze zeigt und dabei die Eintrittskarten kontrolliert
Platzanweiserin
Platz an wei se rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzanweiserin |weibliche Form zu Platzanweiser
Platzbedarf
Platz be darf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzbedarf |Bedarf an Platz 6
Plätzchen
Plätz chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl ä tzchen |das Plätzchen; Genitiv: des Plätzchens, Plural: die Plätzchen 1 Verkleinerungsform zu Platz 1a 1a, 2, 5 2 flaches Stück Kleingebäck Verkleinerungsform von veraltet Platz = kleiner, flacher Kuchen 3 Süßware in kleiner, flacher, runder Form
Platzdeckchen
Platz deck chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a tzdeckchen |als Set 2 dienendes Deckchen
Platze
Plat ze |Pl a tze |wohl zu platzen 1a in den Wendungen die Platze kriegen landschaftlich sehr wütend werden sich < Dativ > die Platze [an den Hals ] ärgern landschaftlich sich sehr ärgern
platzen
plat zen schwaches Verb |pl a tzen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « mittelhochdeutsch platzen, blatzen, lautmalend 1 a durch Druck [von innen ] plötzlich und gewöhnlich unter [lautem ] Geräusch auseinandergerissen, gesprengt werden, auseinanderfliegen, zerspringen, in Stücke springen, zerrissen oder zerfetzt werden der Ballon platzte mit lautem Knall | ihr macht einen Lärm, dass mein Trommelfell platzt! | die Granate platzte (explodierte ) neben dem Pfeiler | wenn ich noch einen Bissen esse, platze ich | umgangssprachlich mir platzt die Blase! ich muss dringend auf die Toilette | figurativ vor Stolz, Neugier, Neid platzen äußerst stolz, neugierig, neidisch sein b aufplatzen bei hundert Sachen platzte plötzlich ein Reifen | der Kessel könnte platzen | mir ist die Naht geplatzt | durch den Schlag ist die Haut über den Augenbrauen geplatzt | geplatzte Äderchen 2 umgangssprachlich sich nicht so weiterentwickeln wie gedacht, scheitern; ein rasches Ende nehmen und nicht zum gewünschten Ziel kommen die Sängerin ließ die Vorstellung platzen , indem sie nicht erschien | ihre Verlobung ist geplatzt | beinahe wäre unser Urlaub geplatzt nicht zustande gekommen | der Betrug platzte wurde aufgedeckt | einen Wechsel platzen lassen bei Fälligkeit nicht einlösen 3 umgangssprachlich hineinplatzen er platzte [unangemeldet ] in die Versammlung
platzen
plat zen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich scherzhaft |pl a tzen |sich platzen; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Platz sich setzen; Platz nehmen platzt euch, ich komme gleich
plätzen
plät zen schwaches Verb landschaftlich |pl ä tzen |mit lautem Knall schießen; Bäume durch Abschlagen eines Rindenstückes zeichnen; den Boden mit den Vorderläufen aufscharren [vom Schalenwild ]
platzen lassen
plat zen las sen , plat zen las sen starkes Verb umgangssprachlich platzenlassen |pl a tzen lassen pl a tzenlassen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « dafür sorgen, dass etwas nicht zustande kommt, vorzeitig zu Ende geht, scheitert o. Ä. der Pianist ließ das Konzert platzen | sie ließ den Wechsel platzen löste ihn nicht ein
Platzgründe
Platz grün de Pluralwort , die |Pl a tzgründe |Pluraletantum Gründe, die darin liegen, dass der zur Verfügung stehende Platz 6 begrenzt ist etwas hat Platzgründe | etwas aus Platzgründen tun
Platzhalter
Platz hal ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzhalter |1 selten jemand, der für einen anderen einen Platz besetzt, frei hält figurativ die Milchzähne sind die Platzhalter für die bleibenden Zähne 2 Sprachwissenschaft Wort, das auf einen folgenden Satz voraus- oder auf einen vorangegangenen zurückweist z. B. »es « in: es freut mich, dass sie gesund ist 3 etwas, was aus irgendeinem Grund an die Stelle von etwas anderem gesetzt wird EDV das Sternchen dient als Platzhalter für beliebig viele beliebige Zeichen
Platzhalterin
Platz hal te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzhalterin |weibliche Form zu Platzhalter 1
Platzherren
Platz her ren Pluralwort Sportjargon , die |Pl a tzherren |Pluraletantum auf dem eigenen Platz spielende Mannschaft; Heimmannschaft
Platzhirsch
Platz hirsch Substantiv, maskulin Jägersprache , der |Pl a tzhirsch |stärkster Hirsch, der sich im Kampf gegen Nebenbuhler auf dem Brunftplatz behauptet und das Rudel führt der Förster erkannte den Platzhirsch sofort | figurativ in diesem Gremium ist er der Platzhirsch
platzieren
plat zie ren schwaches Verb |platz ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch placer, zu: place, Platz 1 an einen bestimmten Platz bringen, stellen, setzen; jemandem, einer Sache einen bestimmten Platz zuweisen er platzierte mich in einen Sessel | an allen Ausgängen wurden Polizisten platziert (aufgestellt ) | in diesem Restaurant wird platziert (wird den Gästen ein bestimmter Platz zugewiesen ) | das Inserat war schlecht platziert 2 schweizerisch unterbringen jemanden in einem Heim platzieren 3 a Ballspiele gezielt schießen, schlagen sie platzierte den Ball in die linke Torecke | häufig im 2. Partizip ein platzierter Schuss b Fechten, Boxen (einen Treffer ) anbringen c Tennis so schlagen, dass der Gegner den Ball nicht oder kaum erreichen kann 4 sich platzieren Sport einen bestimmten Platz erreichen, belegen der Läufer platzierte sich unter den ersten zehn | sie konnte sich nicht platzieren (erreichte keinen der vorderen Plätze )5 a Wirtschaft (Kapital ) anlegen sein Geld auf dem Grundstücksmarkt platzieren b Wirtschaft Wertpapiere an der Börse oder bei Anlegern unterbringen insgesamt wurden 4 Millionen neue Aktien platziert
platziert
plat ziert Adjektiv Sport |platz ie rt |genau gezielt
Platzierung
Plat zie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Platz ie rung |die Platzierung; Genitiv: der Platzierung, Plural: die Platzierungen 1 das [Sich ]platzieren 2 Sport das Platziertsein; Rang
Platzierungsvorschrift
Plat zie rungs vor schrift Substantiv, feminin , die |Platz ie rungsvorschrift |Vorgabe, an welcher Stelle und in welcher Form eine Werbeanzeige o. Ä. platziert werden soll
Platzkarte
Platz kar te Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzkarte |Eintrittskarte oder Fahrkarte für einen bestimmten [nummerierten ] Platz
Platzkonzert
Platz kon zert Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl a tzkonzert |Konzert (meist einer Blaskapelle ), das im Freien stattfindet
Platzkostenrechnung
Platz kos ten rech nung Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |Pl a tzkostenrechnung |Berechnung der Kosten für einzelne Abteilungen eines Betriebes
Plätzli
Plätz li Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl ä tzli |das Plätzli; Genitiv: des Plätzli [s ], Plural: die Plätzli [s ]; vgl. Götti schweizerisch mundartlich für flaches Stück, besonders für Plätzchen, Schnitzel
Platzmangel
Platz man gel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzmangel |Mangel an Platz
Platzmiete
Platz mie te Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzmiete |1 Miete 1 für die Benutzung eines Platzes 1a die Schausteller müssen [eine ] Platzmiete zahlen 2 (besonders im Theater ) für eine bestimmte Zeit vereinbarte Miete 1 eines Sitzplatzes an bestimmten Tagen
Platzordner
Platz ord ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzordner |jemand, der während einer Veranstaltung für die Aufrechterhaltung der Ordnung auf dem Platz sorgt
Platzordnerin
Platz ord ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzordnerin |weibliche Form zu Platzordner
Platzpatrone
Platz pa t ro ne , Platz pa tro ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzpatrone |(zu Übungszwecken verwendete ) nicht scharfe 14 Patrone
Platzregen
Platz re gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzregen |der Regen wird mit einer platzenden Blase o. Ä. verglichen plötzlicher, sehr heftiger, in großen Tropfen fallender Regen von kürzerer Dauer
Platzrunde
Platz run de Substantiv, feminin besonders Sport , die |Pl a tzrunde |
platzsparend
platz spa rend , Platz spa rend Adjektiv Platz sparend |pl a tzsparend Pl a tz sparend |relativ wenig Platz beanspruchend eine besonders platzsparende Anordnung | platzsparend parken
Platzsperre
Platz sper re Substantiv, feminin Sport , die |Pl a tzsperre |Verbot für einen Verein, offizielle Wettkämpfe auf dem eigenen Platz 1b auszutragen
Platzteller
Platz tel ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzteller |großer, flacher Teller, der während des ganzen Essens auf dem Tisch bleibt und auf den die anderen Gedecke gestellt werden
Platzverhältnisse
Platz ver hält nis se Pluralwort Sport , die |Pl a tzverhältnisse |Pluraletantum Zustand, in dem sich das Spielfeld, der Rasen des Spielfeldes befindet
Platzvertretung
Platz ver tre tung Substantiv, feminin Kaufmannssprache , die |Pl a tzvertretung |
Platzverweis
Platz ver weis Substantiv, maskulin Sport , der |Pl a tzverweis |Feldverweis
Platzwahl
Platz wahl Substantiv, feminin Ballspiele , die |Pl a tzwahl |durch das Los bestimmte freie Wahl der Seite des Spielfelds vor Beginn des Spiels
Platzwart
Platz wart Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzwart |jemand, der einen Sportplatz o. Ä. in Ordnung zu halten hat
Platzwartin
Platz war tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzwartin |weibliche Form zu Platzwart
Platzwechsel
Platz wech sel Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pl a tzwechsel |
Platzwette
Platz wet te Substantiv, feminin Pferderennen , die |Pl a tzwette |Wette, bei der darauf gesetzt wird, dass ein bestimmtes Pferd einen der vorderen Plätze 7 belegt
Platzwunde
Platz wun de Substantiv, feminin , die |Pl a tzwunde |durch ein Aufplatzen der Haut entstandene Wunde
Platzziffer
Platz zif fer Substantiv, feminin Sport , die |Pl a tzziffer |aus den Wertungen der einzelnen Kampfrichter sich ergebende Ziffer, aus der sich die Platzierung eines bestimmten Wettkampfteilnehmers ergibt
French Dictionary
plat
plat n. m. nom masculin 1 Récipient plat. : Un plat allant au four à micro-ondes. 2 Mets. : Un plat cuisiné, un plat de légumes, le plat du jour. 3 Partie plate de certaines choses. : Le plat de la main. LOCUTION La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid. (Proverbe ) Il vaut mieux attendre un peu pour prendre sa revanche.
plat
plat plate adj. adjectif 1 Qui présente une surface sans relief, généralement horizontale. : Des cheveux plats, un toit plat, des souliers plats. 2 Sans intérêt. : Ce qu ’il dit est complètement plat. SYNONYME ennuyeux ; monotone ; terne . 3 Non gazeux. : De l ’eau plate. LOCUTIONS Être à plat. figuré Être déprimé, épuisé, en parlant d ’une personne. Être à plat. Être dégonflé, en parlant d ’un pneu. À plat ventre Étendu sur le ventre. : Lire au soleil à plat ventre sur la plage: quel bonheur! À plat Horizontalement. : Mettre un livre à plat. Prononciation Au masculin, le t est muet, [pla ]; l ’adjectif rime avec la Note Orthographique pla t, pla t e.
platane
platane n. m. nom masculin Grand arbre à la forme majestueuse. : Une allée bordée de platanes.
plateau
plateau n. m. (pl. plateaux ) nom masculin 1 Tablette plate. : Les plateaux d ’une balance. 2 Surface plate sur laquelle on pose des verres, de la vaisselle, etc. : Un plateau de bois (et non un *cabaret ), un plateau à fromages. 3 Scène d ’un théâtre. : Les comédiens sont sur le plateau pour la répétition générale. 4 géographie Étendue de pays plate dont l ’altitude est supérieure à celle des environs. : Un plateau calcaire. LOCUTION Plateau de sciage. Bâti recevant une scie circulaire. : Un plateau de sciage (et non un *banc de scie ).
platebande
platebande ou plate-bande n. f. (pl. platebandes ou plates-bandes ) nom féminin Espace de terre garni de fleurs, d ’arbustes. : Des platebandes fleuries ou des plates-bandes remplies de rosiers. Note Technique Le nom composé s ’écrit en un seul mot ou en deux mots liés par un trait d ’union. LOCUTION Marcher sur les platebandes de quelqu ’un. figuré Empiéter sur son domaine.
platée
platée n. f. nom féminin Contenu d ’un plat. : Le chien Rouki a dévoré sa platée.
plateforme
plateforme ou plate-forme n. f. (pl. plateformes ou plates-formes ) nom féminin 1 Surface plate. : Ils ont construit une plateforme ou plate-forme pour les musiciens. 2 figuré Programme d ’un parti politique. : Une plateforme ou plate-forme électorale.
platement
platement adv. adverbe Avec platitude. : Il refusa platement, sans explication.
platine
platine adj. inv. et n. m. et f. nom masculin Métal précieux. : Cette bague, est-ce du platine ou de l ’or? nom féminin Plaque portante. : La platine d ’un tourne-disques. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom patine, poli donné par le temps. adjectif de couleur invariable Blond très clair. : Des cheveux platine. tableau – couleur (adjectifs de ).
platiné
platiné , ée adj. adjectif De la couleur du platine. : Une chevelure platinée.
platiner
platiner v. tr. verbe transitif Recouvrir de platine. : Platiner un métal. aimer
platitude
platitude n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est plat, sans intérêt. : La platitude d ’un cours, d ’un film, d ’une remarque.
platonique
platonique adj. adjectif Se dit d ’un sentiment pur et spirituel. : Un amour platonique.
platoniquement
platoniquement adv. adverbe D ’une manière platonique. : Ils s ’aiment platoniquement.
plâtrage
plâtrage n. m. nom masculin Action de plâtrer. Note Orthographique pl â trage.
plâtras
plâtras n. m. nom masculin Matériaux de démolition. Note Orthographique pl â tra s.
plâtre
plâtre n. m. nom masculin 1 Pâte dure faite à partir du gypse, employée comme revêtement ou pour immobiliser un membre fracturé. : François a une jambe dans le plâtre. 2 Moulage de plâtre. : Les plâtres néoclassiques sont très populaires. Panneau de plâtre. Panneau fabriqué en usine, fait d ’une couche de plâtre recouverte des deux côtés par un carton spécial (GDT ). : Les murs ont été recouverts de panneaux de plâtre (et non *gyproc ). Note Orthographique pl â tre.
plâtrer
plâtrer v. tr. verbe transitif Enduire de plâtre. : Plâtrer une jambe fracturée. aimer Note Orthographique pl â trer.
plâtrier
plâtrier plâtrière n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui travaille le plâtre. Note Orthographique pl â trier.
Spanish Dictionary
plata
plata nombre femenino 1 Elemento químico de número atómico 47, masa atómica 107,870 y símbolo Ag ; es un metal noble del grupo de los elementos de transición, de color gris claro y brillante, más duro que el oro, el más maleable y dúctil después del oro y el mejor conductor de la electricidad y el calor; en la naturaleza suele aparecer asociado con otros elementos, en especial azufre, en menas y minerales; se usa en joyería, servicios de mesa, acuñación de monedas, en circuitos eléctricos y electrónicos, etc. :una pulsera de plata .2 Sustancia que resulta de la mezcla o aleación de ese metal con otros metales y que se usa principalmente en joyería :estas cucharas llevan un baño de plata .3 Conjunto de joyas u otros objetos hechos de este metal que posee una persona o que están en una casa :el mayordomo sacaba brillo a la plata .plata labrada Conjunto de piezas de plata destinadas al uso doméstico, al servicio de un templo, etc .4 Segundo premio que, en una competición, consiste en una medalla de este metal :el corredor chileno había perdido toda opción de llevarse el oro y ahora luchaba por la plata .5 Dinero o riqueza :quedarse sin plata .6 nombre masculino /adjetivo Color gris brillante como el de la plata .SINÓNIMO plateado .como la plata Muy limpio y reluciente .hablar en plata Hablar claramente, sin rodeos ni tapujos . VÉASE bodas de plata; en bandeja de plata; manitas de plata; papel de plata . ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado del latín *plattus ‘plano ’. Se usó ya en latín para designar una lámina de metal y de ahí pasó a desginar el metal mismo .
platabanda
platabanda nombre femenino Venez Azotea o techo plano de una vivienda .
plataforma
plataforma nombre femenino 1 Superficie horizontal plana, descubierta y elevada, construida sobre una armazón en el suelo u otra superficie mayor, que sirve de apoyo o base para algo :las plataformas petrolíferas se sustentan sobre columnas cilíndricas; el palacio está situado sobre los muros de la ciudad, en una gran plataforma elevada, con objeto de mejorar las condiciones de defensa militar; la configuración de esta nave la hace susceptible de transformarse en una gigantesca plataforma modular, que resultaría ideal para recibir los transbordadores espaciales .plataforma de lanzamiento Plataforma en la que se disponen los dispositivos necesarios para el despegue de proyectiles, cohetes y naves espaciales .plataforma giratoria Plataforma circular con rieles que gira alrededor de su eje y sirve para la maniobra de cambio de dirección de las locomotoras .2 Superficie inmediata a la entrada o salida en los vagones de tren, autobuses y otros vehículos de transporte público, donde se puede acceder a los asientos e ir de pie .3 Parte superior, en voladizo o a modo de azotea, en una torre u otra construcción alta .4 Vagón de tren descubierto y sin bordes o con bordes de poca altura, destinado al transporte de cierta carga que no necesita protección, como vehículos automóviles .5 Medio que sirve para conseguir un estado mejor :convertido en adolescente incordiante, intuyó que el rock podía utilizarse como plataforma para la expresión personal y como ruta de salida .6 Conjunto de reivindicaciones o propuestas de un partido político o de un grupo de personas :plataforma electoral; plataforma por la paz .7 Conjunto de personas que se asocian y organizan para reivindicar algo :el líder de la plataforma sindical aseguró que atenderían las demandas sociales de los trabajadores .8 Amér Espacio elevado a los lados de la vía del ferrocarril o de un tren subterráneo dispuesto para facilitar el acceso y salida de los pasajeros .SINÓNIMO andén .9 geol Estructura terrestre en la que las capas sedimentarias tienen una pendiente muy ligera y las ondulaciones del terreno un radio considerablemente grande :la plataforma geológica de la que emergen las islas corresponde a una de las regiones volcánicamente más activas del planeta; el zócalo es una plataforma rígida en forma de penillanura, constituida por materiales antiguos, metamórficos y cristalinos .plataforma continental geol Parte sumergida de los bloques continentales y de las islas con una pendiente bastante pronunciada, que se extiende desde el límite de la bajamar hasta el talud continental .plataforma submarina geol Conjunto de los fondos oceánicos de superficie casi horizontal, cubiertos de depósitos de lodo fino .
platal
platal nombre masculino Amér Mucha cantidad de dinero :esa casa cuesta un platal .SINÓNIMO dineral .
platanal
platanal nombre masculino Platanar .
platanar
platanar nombre masculino Terreno plantado de plátanos .SINÓNIMO bananal, platanal, platanera .
platanera
platanera nombre femenino 1 Platanero (planta ).2 Platanar .
platanero, -ra
platanero, -ra adjetivo 1 Del plátano o relacionado con él :exportación platanera; zona platanera; comarca platanera; industria platanera .SINÓNIMO bananero .2 nombre masculino Planta tropical de tallo muy alto, sin ramificaciones, hojas dispuestas en forma de espiral que constituyen un haz apical, provistas de pecíolo corto y grandes láminas oblongas, con fuerte nerviación central, flores amarillas y fruto (plátano ) comestible y sin semilla; puede alcanzar hasta 9 m de altura .SINÓNIMO bananero, banano, platanera, plátano .3 nombre masculino y femenino Persona que se dedica a cultivar o vender plátanos :en Tabasco hay importantes familias de plataneros .
plátano
plátano nombre masculino 1 Platanero (planta tropical ).SINÓNIMO bananera, banano, platanera .2 Fruto del platanero, comestible, de forma alargada y algo curvada, pulpa de color blanco y piel lisa de color amarillo que se desprende con facilidad .SINÓNIMO banana, banano .plátano macho Méx Plátano verde y grande que se come frito o cocido .SINÓNIMO hartón .3 Árbol de tronco recto y cilíndrico, corteza lisa que se desprende en grandes placas, ramas robustas y separadas, hojas caducas y palmeadas y flores muy pequeñas que se aprietan unas contra otras y forman unas bolas colgantes sobre largos rabillos; puede alcanzar hasta 50 m de altura :el plátano se planta en plazas y paseos y da mucha sombra .falso plátano Arce de tronco recto, corteza gris y lisa, copa amplia y redondeada, hojas caducas, simples y opuestas con cinco lóbulos bien marcados y un largo rabillo de color rojo carmín y flores amarillo verdosas agrupadas en extensos racimos colgantes que se transforman en frutos secos provistos de largas alas; puede alcanzar hasta 40 m de altura .SINÓNIMO sicomoro .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín platanus y este del griego plátanos ‘árbol platanáceo ’, derivado de plátos ‘anchura ’ por las grandes hojas de este árbol. Aplicado también a la planta tropical por sus grandes hojas (V. banana ).
platea
platea nombre femenino Planta baja de un teatro donde se disponen las butacas en filas frente al escenario .SINÓNIMO patio .palco platea En un teatro, departamento semejante a un balcón situado a la altura del patio de butacas, que dispone de varias localidades, generalmente ocupadas por personas que van juntas .
plateado, -da
plateado, -da adjetivo 1 Que es gris claro brillante, como la plata, o que tiene un brillo parecido al de la plata :sienes plateadas; llevaba una gran corbata gris plateada; había dejado una huella de color anaranjado en el horizonte plateado del mar; caía la tarde y se ensombrecían las aguas plateadas del Amazonas; el haya es un árbol de tronco fuerte y recto, de color gris con reflejos plateados .2 Que está cubierto por una capa de plata :anillo plateado; latón plateado .3 nombre masculino Proceso por el que se cubre una superficie con plata o con una sustancia parecida a la plata :el plateado se consigue con un proceso químico sencillo .
platear
platear verbo transitivo 1 Cubrir una superficie con plata o con una sustancia parecida a la plata :platear una pulsera; platear la chapa de la puerta; platear un retablo .2 Dar un color plateado a una cosa :la Luna platea la superficie del mar .
platelminto
platelminto adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [gusano ] Que pertenece al fílum de los platelmintos .2 platelmintos nombre masculino plural zool Fílum de gusanos generalmente hermafroditas y parásitos, de cuerpo aplanado, desprovisto de apéndices y de aparato respiratorio diferenciado :el equinococo y la duela pertenecen a los platelmintos .
platense
platense 1 adjetivo 1 Relativo a La Plata, capital de la provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina ), o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es de La Plata .
platense
platense 2 adjetivo 1 Relativo al Río de la Plata, estuario de América del Sur en las desembocaduras de los ríos Uruguay y Paraná, a los territorios situados en sus orillas, o a sus habitantes .SINÓNIMO rioplatense .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es del Río de la Plata o de algún lugar situado en sus orillas .SINÓNIMO rioplatense .
platera
platera nombre femenino Guat, Venez Platero .SINÓNIMO escurreplatos, escurridor, platero .
plateresco, -ca
plateresco, -ca adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 [estilo arquitectónico ] Que se desarrolló en España a finales del siglo xv y principios del xvi y que se caracterizó por el empleo de estructuras góticas a las que se añaden elementos renacentistas y adornos abundantes :la influencia lombarda fue decisiva en el Plateresco español; la portada de la Universidad de Salamanca es considerada la obra maestra del estilo plateresco .2 [estilo de ornamentación ] Que emplearon en España los plateros del siglo xvi , aprovechando elementos de las arquitecturas clásica y ojival .3 adjetivo Del plateresco o relacionado con estos estilos :decoración plateresca; fachada plateresca; período plateresco .
platería
platería nombre femenino 1 Arte y oficio de labrar la plata :taller de platería .2 Establecimiento o taller donde trabaja el platero :había una pequeña platería en la cuesta del Carmen .3 Plata labrada :la sala primera alberga piezas de platería, mobiliario y cerámica de los siglos xvi y xvii .
platero, -ra
platero, -ra 1 nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que tiene por oficio labrar la plata :el plateresco se denomina así porque se compara la labor realizada en los edificios con el trabajo de los joyeros y plateros .2 Persona que tiene por oficio vender objetos labrados de oro o de plata o joyas con pedrería .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de plata .
platero
platero 2 nombre masculino Mueble de cocina donde se ponen en posición vertical los platos y utensilios de cocina lavados para que escurran .SINÓNIMO escurreplatos, escurridor, platera .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de plato .
plática
plática nombre femenino 1 Acto de hablar o comunicarse dos o más personas en un tono amistoso y relajado :recordaba con nostalgia aquellas pláticas con los amigos, inflamadas de idealismo .2 Discurso o sermón breve y poco solemne, generalmente para exhortar a los actos de virtud, instruir en la doctrina cristiana, etc .3 Méx Conferencia que da una persona sobre un tema :dio una plática sobre las abejas .ETIMOLOGÍA Del mismo origen que práctica (V.), con evolución de significado a ‘trato con la gente ’, ‘conversación ’, ‘razonamiento ’.
platicador, -ra
platicador, -ra adjetivo Méx [persona ] Que habla mucho .
platicar
platicar verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo 1 Hablar o conversar una persona con otra :cuando no hacía demasiado viento, las puertas del palacio real estaban siempre abiertas para que entrase el que quisiera a platicar un rato con el Rey; nos quedamos platicando hasta tarde .2 verbo transitivo Méx Contar o comunicar algo a una persona ¿nunca te platicó ella nada de esto? Conjugación [1 ] como sacar .
platija
platija nombre femenino 1 Pez marino de cuerpo plano parecido al lenguado, pero de unos 40 cm de longitud, escamas más fuertes y unidas, y color pardo con manchas amarillas o anaranjadas; vive en el Atlántico y el mar Mediterráneo, cerca de la costa; su carne es comestible :las platijas nadan pegadas al fondo marino .SINÓNIMO acedía, pelaya .2 Pez marino de cuerpo plano muy parecido al anterior, del cual se diferencia por tener unas pequeñas escamas espinosas en la base de las aletas dorsal y anal; es común en Europa; su carne es comestible .SINÓNIMO solla .
platillo
platillo nombre masculino 1 Objeto plano y redondo que tiene forma parecida a un plato :platillo para recoger limosna; platillo de una máquina; le había enseñado a saltar por un pequeño aro de mimbre, a bailar sobre las patas traseras, a jugar a la pelota, y, al fin, pasar con un platillo entre los dientes pidiendo una propina .platillo volador o platillo volante Supuesto aparato volador de procedencia extraterrestre .2 Pieza de la balanza en forma de plato o disco en la que se colocan las pesas o el objeto que se quiere pesar :puso un kilo de cebollas en uno de los platillos de la balanza .SINÓNIMO plato .3 Disco metálico de forma cóncava que se hace sonar golpeándolo con una baqueta o con otro disco, y que puede formar parte de algunos instrumentos musicales de percusión :cada platillo de la batería tiene un sonido y una función específicos .4 Guisado compuesto de carne y verduras picadas .5 Méx Plato (alimento preparado ).6 platillos nombre masculino plural Instrumento musical de percusión formado por dos de estos discos metálicos, provistos de una correa circular fija en su parte central por donde se sujetan; se hacen sonar chocándolos entre sí por su parte cóncava :tocaba los platillos en la banda de música . VÉASE a bombo y platillo .
platina
platina 1 nombre femenino Platino (elemento químico ).ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de plata . Término usado por primera vez a mediados del siglo xviii para designar un metal que se empezó a importar desde América hacia España en aquella época .
platina
platina 2 nombre femenino 1 Parte del microscopio en la que se coloca el objeto que se quiere observar .2 Pletina de un magnetófono o de una cadena de reproducción del sonido .3 Superficie plana de la prensa o máquina de imprimir, sobre la cual se coloca la forma .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del francés platine , procedente a su vez del español platina ‘platino ’.
platinado
platinado nombre masculino 1 Acción de platinar .2 Capa de platino con que se cubre un objeto .
platinar
platinar verbo transitivo Cubrir un objeto con una capa de platino .
platinífero, -ra
platinífero, -ra adjetivo Que contiene platino .
platinita
platinita nombre femenino Aleación de hierro y níquel que posee el mismo coeficiente de dilatación que el platino .
platino
platino nombre masculino 1 Elemento químico de número atómico 78, masa atómica 195,09 y símbolo Pt ; es un metal noble sólido, de color blanco grisáceo, brillante, muy duro, dúctil, maleable y resistente a los ácidos, que en la naturaleza es poco abundante y se encuentra en estado libre, normalmente aleado con otros metales; se usa especialmente para fabricar instrumentos de laboratorio, joyas, normalmente aleado con oro, componentes eléctricos, para los empastes dentales y como catalizador :el platino es un metal precioso más valioso que el oro .SINÓNIMO platina .2 Color rubio muy claro, casi blanco :salió del camerino con un vestido blanco de lunares, peluca rubia platino, uñas rojo pasión y maquillada como una muerta; tiene el cabello corto y platino y una piel de porcelana .Se usa a menudo aplicado al cabello en aposición a rubio .3 platinos nombre masculino plural Piezas que sirven para establecer el contacto eléctrico en el encendido de un motor de explosión haciendo saltar una chispa en las bujías . VÉASE bodas de platino .
platirrino
platirrino adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 zool [primate ] Que pertenece al infraorden de los platirrinos :el tití es un platirrino .2 platirrinos nombre masculino plural zool Infraorden de primates antropoides caracterizados por tener los orificios nasales separados por un ancho tabique membranoso :los platirrinos son primates arborícolas que viven en las selvas tropicales de América .
platívolo
platívolo nombre masculino Méx Juego que consiste en lanzar por el aire a una persona un disco, generalmente de plástico, que ha sido diseñado para resistir la resistencia del aire .
plato
plato nombre masculino 1 Recipiente de forma circular, plano, ligeramente cóncavo en el centro, que forma parte del servicio de mesa y sirve para poner en él una ración individual de alimento :un plato de porcelana; plato de postre .plato hondo o plato sopero o plato de sopa Plato con una concavidad en el centro suficientemente profunda como para contener alimentos líquidos, en especial sopa, sin que rebosen o se derramen :la sopa se sirve en platos hondos .plato llano o plato playo Plato con una ligera concavidad en el centro, apropiado para contener alimentos sólidos :serviré el pollo en los platos llanos .2 Alimento preparado o cocinado para ser servido que constituye una de las partes de la comida :primer plato; segundo plato; un plato típico; las papas con chorizo son un plato tan sabroso como reconstituyente .plato combinado Esp Conjunto de alimentos preparados o cocinados que se sirven juntos en un solo plato, especialmente en restaurantes, cafeterías y establecimientos similares, a modo de comida completa :el plato combinado llevaba un huevo frito, ensalada y salchichas .plato fuerte (i )Plato principal, o que más alimenta y satisface, de una comida, o plato mejor preparado por una persona o restaurante :el plato fuerte del día es cordero; la carne asada es mi plato fuerte .(ii )Cosa que destaca o es la más importante entre las varias que componen algo :el canal ofrece las veladas de boxeo como plato fuerte de su programación deportiva; la segunda parte del recital empezó con dos platos fuertes de Puccini .3 Pieza circular del tocadiscos sobre la cual se colocan los discos, que gira alrededor de un pivote a una velocidad constante para que se reproduzca adecuadamente lo grabado en ellos :cuando acaba el disco, el brazo de la aguja se levanta y el plato deja de girar .SINÓNIMO giradiscos .4 Disco de arcilla que se lanza al aire y sirve de blanco en las pruebas de tiro al plato .5 Pieza de la balanza, en forma de plato o disco, en la que se colocan las pesas o el objeto que se quiere pesar :una balanza de dos platos .SINÓNIMO platillo .6 Elemento decorativo del friso del orden dórico situado sobre la metopa y entre los triglifos .7 Rueda dentada grande de una bicicleta donde se engrana la cadena y que, movida por los pedales, sirve para transmitir la fuerza mecánica a la rueda posterior :al pedalear accionamos el movimiento de la cadena que va montada sobre el plato y el piñón haciendo que giren las ruedas; los platos se cambian con la palanca situada en el lado izquierdo (en el manubrio o en el cuadro ).8 CSur coloquial [persona ] Que es divertido, original y extravagante :la amiga de Luis es un plato, es muy ocurrente .9 Esp Base de la ducha donde cae el agua y en la que está el desagüe .10 mús Platillo de un instrumento musical .cambiar de plato Bol Cambiar interesadamente de partido o de ideología .comer en el mismo plato Tener [dos o más personas ] una gran amistad o confianza .no haber roto nunca un plato No haber hecho nunca nada malo :con esa cara de bueno que tiene, parece que nunca hubiera roto un plato .no ser plato de gusto No ser agradable o grata [una cosa o una persona ].pagar los platos rotos Ser culpada o castigada [una persona ] por un error o mala acción de los que no es culpable o no es la única culpable :el profesor estaba enojado y los estudiantes pagaron los platos rotos .plato de segunda mesa i Persona o cosa despreciada o postergada por alguien por haber tenido relación anterior con otra persona .ii Méx Persona o cosa que se escoge cuando no es posible obtener lo que se había elegido en un primer momento :yo no quiero ser plato de segunda mesa de nadie . VÉASE gorra de plato; huevo al plato; lavadora de platos; sacar los pies del plato; tiro al plato .
plató
plató nombre masculino Escenario donde se filma o graba un programa de televisión o las escenas de una película o de una serie televisiva y que está surtido de los recursos técnicos necesarios :el plató es una antigua bodega que la magia del cine convirtió en un taller de cerrajería .
platón
platón nombre masculino 1 Amér Plato grande, hondo o plano que se usa para poner alimentos .SINÓNIMO fuente .2 Colomb Artesa o vasija de madera, de una sola pieza, que sirve para lavar diferentes cosas .
platónico, -ca
platónico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la doctrina filosófica de Platón o relacionado con ella :la influencia platónica sobre el pensamiento occidental, incluyendo la doctrina cristiana, fue notabilísima .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que sigue la doctrina filosófica de Platón o se basa en ella :los platónicos influyeron mucho en el cristianismo .3 adjetivo [sentimiento ] Que es desinteresado, puro y tan idealizado que es difícil o imposible que tenga consecuencias reales :siente un amor platónico por ella y se conforma con verla todos los días en el trabajo .
platonismo
platonismo nombre masculino 1 Doctrina filosófica de Platón (filósofo griego, 428 -347 o 348 a. C.), según la cual solo los conceptos son inmutables, mientras que el conocimiento que proviene de la percepción de los sentidos es mudable .2 Cualidad de platónico .
platudo, -da
platudo, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Amér [persona ] Que posee mucho dinero y hacienda :a ese club tan fino, solo entran los platudos .
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plat du jour
plat du jour /plɑ̀ː -də -ʒʊ́ə r /〖<フランス 〗名詞 複 plats du jour /発音同 /C (レストランの )本日のおすすめ料理 .
plate
plate /pleɪt /〖語源は 「平らなもの 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-ts /1 C (底の平らな )皿 , 取り皿 (!dishは通例盛り皿をさす; →dish 1 ) ; 1皿分の料理 (plateful ); ⦅主に米 ⦆(1皿に盛られた )メインコース ▸ an untouched [empty ] plate 手を付けていない [空になった ]皿 ▸ a soup plate スープ皿 ▸ a warmed serving plate 温めておいた取り皿 ▸ clear [finish ] a plate 皿の上の料理を食べ終える ▸ two plates of pasta パスタ2皿分 .2 C (金属 ガラスなどの )板 , 金属板 ; 表示板, 看板 , 表札 , (車の )ナンバープレート (⦅米 ⦆license plate, ⦅英 ⦆number plate )▸ Her name plate rested on the desktop .彼女の名札が机上に置かれていた ▸ a serial number plate 製造番号を記したプレート 3 C 〘地 〙(地球表面の )プレート , 殻板 ▸ the Pacific plate 太平洋プレート .4 U 金 [銀 ]めっきをした板 ; 金 [銀 ]食器 ▸ a box of gold plate 金食器を収めた箱 5 〖the ~〗〘野球 〙本塁 , バッターボックス (home plate ).6 C 〘歯 〙入れ歯 , 義歯床 (dental plate ); 歯列矯正器 (brace ).7 C 〘生物 〙(動物の )板 (はん ) 〘体を保護する板状の骨 〙, うろこ , (爬虫類 (はちゅうるい )の )甲 ; (防護用の )板金 .8 C (顕微鏡用の )プレパラート (!「プレパラート 」はドイツ語より ) .9 C (版画用の )金属版, 電気版, ステロ版 ; 〘印 〙版 .10 C (本の中で特に上質のページに印刷された )図版, プレート .11 C 〘写 〙感光板 .12 〖the ~〗(教会の )献金用小皿 .13 C 金 [銀 ]の賞杯 ; (競馬など )金 [銀 ]の賞杯が贈られる競技 .14 C (牛の )ばら肉 .15 C 〘電 〙電極板 ; 陽極 .16 C 〘建 〙横木 [板 ].h à nd A to B on a pl á te ⦅くだけて ⦆A 〈物 〉をB 〈人 〉にあっさりと譲り渡す .h à ve a l ó t [en ó ugh ] on one's pl á te ⦅くだけて ⦆問題が山積している, 多くの悩み事 [仕事 ]を抱えている .pl à tes and d í shes =missus (→rhyming slang ).動詞 他動詞 1 〖be ~d 〗 «…で » めっきを施される «with » ▸ The bolt was plated .ボルトにめっきが施された ▸ a button plated with gold 金めっきのボタン .2 〖be ~d 〗〈物が 〉【鉄板などで 】覆われている ; 〈内臓などが 〉【骨で 】保護されている «with » .3 〘印 〙…をステロ [電気 ]版にする .~́ à rmor 1 板金よろい .2 装甲板 .~̀ gl á ss 板ガラス 〘ショーウィンドーなどに用いる 〙.~́ r à ck (水切用の )皿立て .~́ tect ò nics 〖単数扱い 〗〘地 〙プレートテクトニクス 〘地殻変動を起こすプレートの動き; その研究 〙.
plateau
pla teau /plætóʊ |-́- /〖<フランス 〗名詞 複 ~s, ~x /-z /C 1 高原, 台地 .2 (学習 スポーツ 生産などの )停滞期 ; 〘心 〙学習高原 ▸ reach a plateau 停滞期に入る, 伸び悩む .動詞 自動詞 停滞期に入る, 頭打ちになる .
plateful
plate ful /pléɪtfʊ̀l /名詞 C 皿1杯 (分 ), ひと皿 (分 ).
plate-glass
pl à te-gl á ss 形容詞 1 (厚板 )ガラス張りの ; 〈建物が 〉総ガラス張りの .2 ⦅英 ⦆〈大学が 〉新設の (!特に1960年代以降に新設された大学についていう; →redbrick ) .
platelayer
pl á te l à yer 名詞 C ⦅英 ⦆(鉄道の )線路工手 [敷設員 ], 保線係 (⦅米 ⦆tracklayer ).
platelet
plate let /pléɪtlət /名詞 C 〘医 〙血小板 .
platen
plat en /plǽt (ə )n /名詞 C (印刷機の )圧盤, 圧胴, プラテン ; (タイプライターの )プラテン, ローラー .
platform
plat form /plǽtfɔ̀ː r m / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖plat (平らな )form (形 )〗名詞 複 ~s /-z /C 1 ⦅主に英 ⦆(駅の )ホーム , プラットホーム (⦅米 ⦆track )▸ Which platform does the train leave from? 何番ホームから発車ですか 2 演壇 , ステージ , 教壇 ; 〖the ~〗演説者 ▸ step up [stand ] on the platform 演壇に上がる [立つ ].3 (周囲より高い )台 ▸ a drilling platform 掘削プラットホーム 〘掘削装置を支える構造基台 〙▸ a diving platform (水泳 )高飛びこみ台 4 a. 〖通例単数形で 〗(立候補者の )公約 , 政策方針 ; (政党の )綱領 ▸ campaign on a platform of providing employment 雇用拡大の公約で選挙運動をすすめる .b. (人が特に政治について )意見を述べる機会 [場所 ].5 〖通例 the ~〗⦅英 ⦆(2階建てバス後部の屋根のない )乗降口 , デッキ ; ⦅米 ⦆(客車の )デッキ , 昇降段 .6 〖通例 ~s 〗厚底靴 (platform shoe ).7 〘コンピュ 〙プラットフォーム 〘コンピュータシステムやソフトウェアのタイプ 〙.~́ g à me プラットフォームゲーム 〘同じ背景の前で徐々に難度の高い面をクリアして行くコンピュータゲーム 〙.~́ t ì cket ⦅英 ⦆(駅の )入場券 (!⦅英 ⦆では自由にホームに入れるようになりつつある ) .
plating
plat ing /pléɪtɪŋ /名詞 U (金 銀などの )めっき ; 装甲 .
platinum
plat i num /plǽt (ə )nəm |plǽtɪ -/名詞 U 〘化 〙白金, プラチナ 〘金属元素; ⦅記号 ⦆Pt 〙.~̀ bl ó nde ⦅くだけて ⦆プラチナブロンド (の人 ) 〘特に染めた白金色の髪 〙.
platitude
plat i tude /plǽtət j ùːd /名詞 ⦅かたく ⦆1 C 陳腐な言葉, (使い古された )決まり文句 .2 U 平凡 ; 陳腐 ; 単調 .
platitudinous
plat i tu di nous /plæ̀tət j úːd (ə )nəs /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆陳腐な ; 平凡な .
Plato
Pla to /pléɪtoʊ /名詞 プラトン 〘427?--347?b.c.; ギリシャの哲学者 〙.
Platonic
Pla ton ic /plətɑ́nɪk |-tɔ́n -/形容詞 1 プラトン (Plato )の ; プラトン哲学 [学派 ]の .2 〖しばしばp -〗(男女間の関係が )純精神的な ; プラトニックな .3 〖時にp -〗純理論的な ; 観念的な ; 非現実的な ; 理想主義的な .~́ l ò ve [fr ì endship ]精神的恋愛, 理想主義的愛, プラトニックラブ .Pla t ó n i cal ly /-k (ə )li /副詞 〖時にp -; 文修飾 〗観念的には .
platoon
pla toon /plətúːn /名詞 C 〖単複両扱い 〗1 〘軍 〙(歩兵 工兵などの )小隊 〘2個以上の分隊 (squad )から成る; →army 〙.2 小集団, 一団 (group ).3 〘アメフト 〙プラツーン 〘攻撃または防御専門の選手団 〙.
platter
plat ter /plǽtə r /名詞 C 1 ⦅米 ⦆大皿 〘特に肉 魚料理用の浅い長円形の皿 〙.2 ⦅英 古 ⦆木製の平皿 .3 ⦅主に米 やや古 ⦆レコード (盤 ).
platypus
plat y pus /plǽtɪpəs /名詞 C 〘動 〙カモノハシ (duckbill ).