| 单词 | index plate | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasindex plate   index plate  n. 		 (a) (see quot. 1825 for index-point n. at  Compounds 1);		 (b) Engineering a disc that contains regularly spaced holes arranged in concentric circles, which represent different divisions of a circle and determine the possible angular positions of work being indexed;		 (c) a plate bearing the registration number of a motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > 			[noun]		 > part controlling angles, spaces, etc. index plate1825 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > 			[noun]		 > number plate number-plate1869 registration plate1883 identification plate1901 plate1919 licence plate1926 tag1935 index plate1973 1825Index plate [see index-point n. at  Compounds 1].							 1879    Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 108 106  				The making of practically perfect index plates for gear cutting machines is a different matter from graduating circles for astronomical instruments.  1902Index plate [see index circle n.].							1923    R. C. H. Heck Mechanics of Machinery: Mechanism v. 235  				At the other end of the worm shaft [of the index head] is the index crank C, with handle H and plunger pin Q which can be let into any hole in index plate P. 1950    J. Martin in  A. W. Judge Machine Tools & Operations III. iii. 131  				By the use of worm-gearing, the indirect dividing head can space work up to 360 divisions, using standard index plates. 1973    Daily Tel. 15 Sept. 2/5  				He noticed that the index plates..had been hurriedly removed from another vehicle. < as lemmas  | 
	
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