dial platen.

Brit.

/ˈdʌɪəl pleɪt/, U.S.

/ˈdaɪ(ə)l ˌpleɪt/

Forms: see dial n.¹ and plate n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dial n.¹, plate n.

Etymology: < dial n.¹ + plate n.

a. The faceplate of a dial, esp. that of a clock, watch, or sundial, on which the hours are marked.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > part(s) of > dial or markings on dial

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hour-plate1690

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a1652 S. Foster Elliptical Horologiography (1654) 105 The Index or Diall plate (that is the mover) must move according to the proper Meridian of the Diall Superficies.

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. iii. 54 He may be hugely taken with..some pretty Landskip that adorns the Dial-plate.

1690 London Gaz. No. 2603/4 A little Gold Watch with a white Enamell Dial-Plate, made in France.

1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 231 The circle formed..Like figures drawn upon a dial-plate.

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris v. 80 Niches..in which different..names might be slid..in the same way as the ever-changing days of the month are slid into the dial-plates of our clocks.

1841 Waldie's Select Circulating Libr. Oct. ii. The face of the dial-plate contains the letters of the alphabet separately arranged in a circle.

1859 Harper's Mag. May 772/1 I was several months employed in completing a machinery which should mark off sidereal time upon the dial-plate.

1908 W. F. Peck Hist. Rochester & Monroe County, N.Y. v. 64/1 The spire of a Presbyterian church rose to a great height, and on each side of the supporting tower was to be seen the dial-plate of a clock.

1997 J. V. Field Invention of Infinity vii. 186 The dial plate of the sundial will need to have not one line but a series of lines for the passage of the tip of the shadow of the pointer.

b. figurative. Something likened to the face of a clock, watch, or sundial, in providing evidence or an indication of the passage of time. Now rare.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun]

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knock1502

watch-clock1592

timist1711

goer1730

tick-ticka1777

dial plate1796

hall-clock1815

tick-tock1947

1796 B. Rush Med. Inq. & Observ. IV. 245 The pulse..is the dial-plate of the system.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned 59 Every stroke upon the dial-plate of wit was true to the genius of the hour.

1857 E. Grove Hive 220 Time's fast-moving finger Points to another year On our life's dial-plate.

1915 National Mag. (U.S.) Sept. 871/2 It seemed as though the hands had been turned back on the dial plate of progress.

†2. slang. The human face. Cf. dial n.¹ 3c. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > [noun]

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1811 Lexicon Balatronicum Dial Plate. The face. To alter his dial plate; to disfigure his face.

1836 T. C. Haliburton Sam Slick 42 That will..make her dial plate as smooth as a lick of copal varnish.

1845 J. Lindridge Sixteen-string Jack 161 Elevate your hoptics to my dial plate, my hearty, doant you recollect us now?

1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 100 I will fix my diggers in your dial-plate, and turn it up with red.

3. Engineering. A graduated plate constituting a dial (dial n.¹ 6).

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > graduated instruments > dial

dial1706

dial plate1839

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 740 A dial-plate engraved with several concentric circles, divided into equal parts, like the toothed-wheel cutting engine-plate.

1899 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 31 Jan. 743/1 A voting-machine..provided with a dial-plate having radial arms hinged to the perimeter thereof.

1912 Amer. Wool & Cotton Reporter 4 Jan. 30/1 The dial-plate wheel F Is keyed upon the boss pinion wheel 1, containing 37 teeth.

1973 E. K. Henriksen Jig & Fixture Design Man. xviii. 238 The bushing was located in proper relation to the notches in the dial plate by means of the locking pawl E.

1998 Metal Forming Handbk. (Schuler GmbH) (new ed.) vi. 533 (caption) Feed dial plate with overload safeguard overload clutch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dial plate
释义	dial platen. Brit. /ˈdʌɪəl pleɪt/, U.S. /ˈdaɪ(ə)l ˌpleɪt/ Forms: see dial n.¹ and plate n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dial n.¹, plate n. Etymology: < dial n.¹ + plate n. 1. a. The faceplate of a dial, esp. that of a clock, watch, or sundial, on which the hours are marked. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > part(s) of > dial or markings on dial tablea1400 dial1440 watch1588 punctilio1596 dial platea1652 recliner1652 dial piece1658 face1659 horary circle1664 night dial1670 horizontal dial1674 hour-stroke1674 hour-plate1690 clock face1764 niche1822 a1652 S. Foster Elliptical Horologiography (1654) 105 The Index or Diall plate (that is the mover) must move according to the proper Meridian of the Diall Superficies. 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. iii. 54 He may be hugely taken with..some pretty Landskip that adorns the Dial-plate. 1690 London Gaz. No. 2603/4 A little Gold Watch with a white Enamell Dial-Plate, made in France. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 231 The circle formed..Like figures drawn upon a dial-plate. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris v. 80 Niches..in which different..names might be slid..in the same way as the ever-changing days of the month are slid into the dial-plates of our clocks. 1841 Waldie's Select Circulating Libr. Oct. ii. The face of the dial-plate contains the letters of the alphabet separately arranged in a circle. 1859 Harper's Mag. May 772/1 I was several months employed in completing a machinery which should mark off sidereal time upon the dial-plate. 1908 W. F. Peck Hist. Rochester & Monroe County, N.Y. v. 64/1 The spire of a Presbyterian church rose to a great height, and on each side of the supporting tower was to be seen the dial-plate of a clock. 1997 J. V. Field Invention of Infinity vii. 186 The dial plate of the sundial will need to have not one line but a series of lines for the passage of the tip of the shadow of the pointer. b. figurative. Something likened to the face of a clock, watch, or sundial, in providing evidence or an indication of the passage of time. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] clock1370 knock1502 watch-clock1592 timist1711 goer1730 tick-ticka1777 dial plate1796 hall-clock1815 tick-tock1947 1796 B. Rush Med. Inq. & Observ. IV. 245 The pulse..is the dial-plate of the system. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned 59 Every stroke upon the dial-plate of wit was true to the genius of the hour. 1857 E. Grove Hive 220 Time's fast-moving finger Points to another year On our life's dial-plate. 1915 National Mag. (U.S.) Sept. 871/2 It seemed as though the hands had been turned back on the dial plate of progress. †2. slang. The human face. Cf. dial n.¹ 3c. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > [noun] leera700 nebeOE onseneeOE wlitec950 anlethOE nebshaftc1225 snouta1300 facec1300 visage1303 semblantc1315 vicea1325 cheera1350 countenance1393 front1398 fashiona1400 visurec1400 physiognomyc1425 groina1500 faxa1522 favour1525 facies1565 visor1575 complexiona1616 frontispiecea1625 mun1667 phiz1687 mug1708 mazard1725 physiog1791 dial plate1811 fizzog1811 jiba1825 dial1837 figurehead1840 Chevy Chase1859 mooey1859 snoot1861 chivvy1889 clock1899 map1899 mush1902 pan1920 kisser1938 boat1958 boat race1958 punim1965 1811 Lexicon Balatronicum Dial Plate. The face. To alter his dial plate; to disfigure his face. 1836 T. C. Haliburton Sam Slick 42 That will..make her dial plate as smooth as a lick of copal varnish. 1845 J. Lindridge Sixteen-string Jack 161 Elevate your hoptics to my dial plate, my hearty, doant you recollect us now? 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 100 I will fix my diggers in your dial-plate, and turn it up with red. 3. Engineering. A graduated plate constituting a dial (dial n.¹ 6). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > graduated instruments > dial dial1706 dial plate1839 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 740 A dial-plate engraved with several concentric circles, divided into equal parts, like the toothed-wheel cutting engine-plate. 1899 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 31 Jan. 743/1 A voting-machine..provided with a dial-plate having radial arms hinged to the perimeter thereof. 1912 Amer. Wool & Cotton Reporter 4 Jan. 30/1 The dial-plate wheel F Is keyed upon the boss pinion wheel 1, containing 37 teeth. 1973 E. K. Henriksen Jig & Fixture Design Man. xviii. 238 The bushing was located in proper relation to the notches in the dial plate by means of the locking pawl E. 1998 Metal Forming Handbk. (Schuler GmbH) (new ed.) vi. 533 (caption) Feed dial plate with overload safeguard overload clutch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1652
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