backplate

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Synonyms: backplane, blackplate, backdate, faceplate, neckplate, back gate, backgate, bookplate, baseplate, black plate, backplates

Antonyms: backplane, blackplate, backdate, faceplate, neckplate, back gate, backgate, bookplate, baseplate, black plate, backplates

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Noun

1. A [[plate]] protecting a fighting person's back.
2. {{lb|en|underwater diving}} A plate [[harness]]ed to a [[diver]]'s back, to which the [[gas]] [[cylinder]]s are attached.
3. The [[metal]] [[plate]] on the [[rear]] of a [[computer]]'s casing, where the [[port]]s are found.
4. A [[wood]] or [[metal]] (or [[glass]], etc) [[plate]] that serves as a [[backing]] for an object.
5. {{lb|en|UK|automotive}} A [[rigid]] [[metal]] [[plate]] inside the [[brake drum]], which supports the wheel cylinder, [[brake shoe]]s, and other parts of a [[drum brake]].
6. Part of a condenser [[microphone]] that sits behind the [[diaphragm]] and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable [[capacitor]].

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