Definition of Baseplate

1. Noun. A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported. ¹

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Definition of Baseplate

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Baseplate

1. A hypothetical cell adhesion molecule possibly involved in sponge cell adhesion, existence unproven. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baseplate

basename
basenames
baseness
basenesses
basenet
basenets
basenji
basenjis
basepair
basepairs
basepath
basepaths
baseperson
basepersons
baseplate (current term)
baseplate wax
baseplates
basepoint
basepoints
baser
baserunner
baserunners
baserunning
baserunnings
bases
bases loaded
basest
basetender
basetenders

Literary usage of Baseplate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Professional Denture Service by George Wood Clapp, Russell Wilford Tench (1921)
"If the baseplate is broken during manipulation, place the broken pieces on ... Melt some of the surplus baseplate in the flame as sealing wax is melted and ..."

2. Professional Denture Service by George Wood Clapp, Russell Wilford Tench (1921)
"The lower baseplate is set aside until the upper teeth are set. Attach the set-up rim to the lower cast and the baseplate to the upper cast. ..."

3. Tramways: Their Construction and Working, Embracing a Comprehensive History by Daniel Kinnear Clark (1894)
"Rail and baseplate. Scale |. was let to Messrs. Ridley and Company at .£2000 per mile, single line, inclusive of the extra material and labour for points ..."

4. Jig and Fixture Design: A Treatise Covering the Principles of Jig and by Franklin Day Jones (1920)
"The work is located on the baseplate between the two members A and C. The member B is ... Boring Jig consisting of baseplate and Separate Removable Uprights ..."

5. Plumbers' Handbook by Samuel Edward Dibble (1922)
"Tin plate also has a steel or pure-iron baseplate; its only difference is the ... This is also the common baseplate of iron or steel, which by special ..."

6. Gage Design and Gage-making: A Treatise on the Development of Gaging Systems by Franklin Day Jones, Erik Oberg (1920)
"16, and a brief explanation of the principles of action of which follows. This type of gage consists in its simplest form of a baseplate, which has ..."

7. Ignition, Timing and Valve Setting: A Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of by Thomas Herbert Russell (1909)
"In order to be able to vary the moment of sparking relatively to the operations of the motor, the insulating baseplate can be turned about the axis of the ..."

8. The American Cyclopedia of the Automobile: Or, Motor Cars and Motoring Self edited by Thomas Herbert Russell, Charles P. Root (1909)
"The driver effects the movement through a rod connected to the baseplate. The disk C generally rotates contra clockwise, so that if the baseplate is turned ..."

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