platter
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platter¹
Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman plater, dissimilatory variant of platel, from Old French plate (“metal plate”) (see plate). Doublet of plateau.
noun platters
- A tray for serving foods. While his lov'd partner boastful of her hoard, Displays the cleanly platter on the board;
- A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.
- The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.
- A vinyl record. Artists are quick to blame the record company for failing to promote their follow-up platter.
- One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.
platter²
Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)
Platter³
proper noun Platters
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disc, disk, record, phonograph record, phonograph recording, plate, dish, trencher, meal, bowl, tray, mower, barrel, shelf, bin, deck
Translations
Every language
noun hard disc component
| Deutsch | Festplatte, Festplattenscheibe, Datenscheibe, Magnetplatte |
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noun tray for serving food
| Español | fuente, platón |
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| 日本語 | 大皿 ōzara, 盆 bon |
| 中文 | 大盤子 /大盘子 dàpánzi, 托盤 /托盘 tuōpán |
| हिन्दी | थाली thālī |
| Kiswahili | sinia |
| Português | bandeja, travessa |
| Français | plat, plateau |
| Deutsch | Teller, Servierplatte, Servierteller, Tablett |
| Italiano | vassoio |
| Română | tavă |
| Русский | блю́до bljúdo, подно́с podnós |
noun main dish and sides on same plate
| 中文 | 拼盤 /拼盘 pīnpán |
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noun part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests
| Español | plato |
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| Français | platine, plateau |
| Deutsch | Plattenteller |
| Italiano | piatto |
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title = {platter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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