单词 | nameplate |
释义 | nameplaten.adj. A. n. 1. a. A plaque, sign, or plate (usually attached to something) which displays the name of a person, partnership, company, etc.; esp. one identifying the occupant of a room or building. Also: a label, badge, or panel identifying the person or thing to which it is attached. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > labelling > [noun] > label, tag, or ticket > name plate door-plate1823 brass plate1836 nameplate1858 scutcheon1875 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 257/1 Name-plate, a metal door-plate; a visiting-card-plate of copper for taking impressions from. 1859 J. Abercrombie Inq. conc. Intellectual Powers 117 He..dragged him through several streets to the house of the gentleman..and pointed to the name-plate on the door. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2078/2 Scutcheon,..a name plate on a coffin, pocket-knife, or other object. 1917 E. Wharton Summer iii. 36 It was his habit to walk to this office twice a day... It was on the ground floor of the building, with..a weathered name-plate on the door. 1957 Pract. Wireless 33 718/2 This is best carried out by removing the name plate of the RF24. 1979 L. Ferlinghetti Landscapes of Living & Dying 11 I am dressed in a sharp business suit. I have a plastic name-plate on my lapel. 1998 Steam Railway July 23/1 Casting off its Black Prince nameplates..and turned out as plain No. 92203, the ‘9F’ made a convincing impression. b. spec. A label affixed inside the front cover of a book bearing the name of the owner; a bookplate. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > parts of book > [noun] > labels plate1763 bookplate1791 book label1829 bookmark1876 ex-libris1880 book piles1892 nameplate1896 1896 92nd Rep. Brit. & Foreign Bible Soc. 156 Family Bible... With autograph and name-plate. 1934 Econ. Jrnl. 44 349 Several more books ‘bearing the name-plate of Adam Smith or otherwise authenticated as his’ have been reported. 1948 Science 10 Dec. 670 Genetics volumes bearing nameplates of the collection. 2001 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 28 Feb. nc5 A student-designed nameplate is placed in the book with a dedication written on it by the purchaser. 2. North American. The printed masthead of a newspaper or periodical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journal > parts and layout of journals > [noun] > title, motto, etc., of journal masthead1838 nameplate1954 flag1956 1954 M. Noel Villains Galore x. 100 The nameplate,..cutting diagonally across a part of the paper, had a globe showing North America, fluffy clouds, an angel of peace, and innumerable fancy symbols. 1963 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 29 327 Three days later, the newspaper reappeared..with a ‘Grenada, Mississippi’ dateline modifying the ‘Memphis Daily Appeal’ nameplate. 1992 PC World Apr. 258/2 Most often it is the banner, or nameplate, displaying the newsletter's title that needs the most [design] help. 3. U.S. The brand name or marque of a motor vehicle. Also: a particular model of motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > trade or proprietary name corporate name1710 firm1744 trade name1890 proprietary name1898 proprietary term1915 brand-name1922 nameplate1972 banner1976 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > motor vehicle > of specific design or brand model1900 marque1906 nameplate1972 1972 Jrnl. Industr. Econ. 20 190 Chrysler..had to make do with cars produced in Japan by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and sold under a Chrysler nameplate. 1989 Motor Trend Oct. 79/3 With momentum, good buyer demographics, and a hot nameplate, why shouldn't a 4-door Grand Prix knock 'em dead in the marketplace? 2000 N.Y. Times 13 Dec. c 6/5 Chrysler has discontinued two major nameplates, Plymouth and DeSoto, as well as a minor one, Eagle. B. adj. (attributive). Designating the capability of a machine or plant, esp. a generator, as specified for continuous operation by the manufacturer.So called because the information about capability is often given on the nameplate of the machine, etc., along with its name. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > labelling > [adjective] ticketed1611 tagged1908 stickered1927 nameplate1936 1936 Electr. World 6 June 1777/1 The firm rating will be a smaller percentage of the nameplate rating. 1948 Pacific Affairs 21 191 It is the opinion of OCI that from an installation having a total nameplate rating of 4,384,971 kw. only 501,805 kw. can be removed. 1977 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 59 238 Capacity was measured using the total installed generating capacity measured in nameplate megawatts. 1996 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 354 1608 After 1000 cycles the battery capacity is still greater than 80% of the nameplate capacity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : name-platev. < n.adj.1858 see also |
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