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Definition of Soleplate
1. n. A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine.
Definition of Soleplate
1. Noun. The flat metal plate forming the underside of an iron (for ironing laundry) ¹
2. Noun. A solepiece (timber) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soleplate
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soleplate
Literary usage of Soleplate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Steam and Other Engines by John Duncan (1907)
"The soleplate.—The various parts of the engine are secured to a casting called the
... A soleplate suitable for a small horizontal engine. cylinder and is ..."
2. General Physics: An Elementary Text-book for Colleges by Henry Crew (1919)
"(ii) Connect the soleplate to one terminal of the galvanometer. (iii) Place the
carrier, by means of its handle, upon the plate. The carrier now contains ..."
3. The Steam Engine and Turbine: A Text-book for Engineering Colleges by Robert Culbertson Hays Heck (1911)
"... although top bars extend inward over the edges of the flat soleplate, ...
Crosshead of Slipper Type, with cast-steel body and cast-iron soleplate; ..."
4. General Foundry Practice: Being a Treatise on General Iron Founding, Job by William Roxburgh (1910)
"Cross Section of soleplate Leg . . . . . . . ol 30. Cross Section of Box soleplate
Leg 52 31. Sectional Plan of Loam Cylinder Mould 5ti 32. ..."
5. Transactions by Mining Institute of Scotland (1881)
"The material used in erecting this haulage was entirely old, and I have estimated
the cost of the wheels, &c., as follows :— Drums, soleplate, and Couplings ..."
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