faceplate

[ feys-pleyt ]

/ ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt /

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noun

(on a lathe) a perforated plate, mounted on the live spindle, to which the work is attached.

the part of a protective headpiece, as a diver's or astronaut's helmet, that covers the upper portion of the face, often of transparent material and sometimes movable.

Also called face. Electronics. the glass front of a cathode ray tube upon which the image is displayed.

a protective plate, as one surrounding an electric outlet or light switch.

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Origin of faceplate

First recorded in 1835–45; face + plate¹

Words nearby faceplate

face-off, face out, face pack, facepalm, face-plant, faceplate, face powder, faceprint, facer, face recognition, face-saver

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How to use faceplate in a sentence

Patrick Whelan peers through the faceplate of his clean-room bunny suit to see how things are going.
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Then you have the other containment vessel, with a concrete faceplate underneath that's between four and 10 feet thick.
Japan Nuclear Fallout: How Bad Could It Get?|Josh Dzieza|March 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The snow tended to plaster itself against his faceplate, and the wind kept trying to take him off his feet.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
In the first place this is a book of problems—25 plates covering spindle, faceplate, and chuck turning.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore

Through the fused quartz faceplate, her angular features wore a curious, faint smile.
Shock Treatment|Stanley Mullen
He pushed his forehead against the faceplate of his helmet and rubbed off some of the sweat.
All Day September|Roger Kuykendall
I'd noticed a smeared spot about nose-level on the faceplate of my fishbowl, and now was as good a time as any to get rid of it.
The Risk Profession|Donald Edwin Westlake

British Dictionary definitions for faceplate

faceplate

/ (ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt) /

noun

a perforated circular metal plate that can be attached to the headstock of a lathe in order to hold flat or irregularly shaped workpieces

Also called: surface plate a flat rigid plate used to check the flatness and squareness of the faces of a component

the part of a cathode-ray tube carrying the phosphor screen

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