faceplate

face·plate

F0004100 (fās′plāt′)n.1. A plate covering the front of an electrical device, as of a cell phone, audio receiver, or light switch.2. A disk attached to the mandrel of a lathe to hold the work to be turned.3. A protective plate covering the human face, as of a welder or diver.

faceplate

(ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt) n1. (Mechanical Engineering) a perforated circular metal plate that can be attached to the headstock of a lathe in order to hold flat or irregularly shaped workpieces2. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: surface plate a flat rigid plate used to check the flatness and squareness of the faces of a component3. (General Physics) the part of a cathode-ray tube carrying the phosphor screen

face•plate

(ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt)

n. 1. a perforated disk mounted on a spindle of a lathe for holding work to be turned. 2. the part of a protective headpiece, as a diver's or astronaut's helmet, that covers the upper portion of the face. 3. the glass front of a cathode-ray tube upon which the image is displayed. [1835–45]

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faceplate - a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automaticallyprotective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"