FACEPLATE


Meaning of FACEPLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfās-ˌplāt ]

noun

Date: 1841

1. : a disk fixed with its face at right angles to the live spindle of a lathe for the attachment of the work

2.

a. : a protective plate for a machine or device

b. : a protective cover for the human face (as of a diver)

3. : the glass front of a cathode-ray tube on which the image is seen

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.