underplate English

Meaning underplate meaning

What does underplate mean?

— An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock. — (geology) A tectonic plate that forms or moves under another.

— (geology) To act as an underplate.

What other words have the same or similar meaning as underplate?

support plate subplate soleplate solepiece seating plate sole panel pallet negative matrix mat main base magmatic underplate ledger housing shoe foundation plate floor slab floor plate feeder floor chassis base bottom plating bottom plate bottom board bed plate bay base surface base plate backing sheet backboard back plane