έλασμα — meaning in English

English meaning

• FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
• plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.

Senses

έλασμα is used for these senses in English:

• foil A very thin sheet of metal.
• lamina A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
• plate A flat object of uniform thickness.

FOIL — full definition

1. noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
2. verb To prevent a plan, attempt, or plot from succeeding.
3. noun A person or thing that highlights another's qualities by contrast, especially in a story.
4. noun A thin fencing sword with a blunted tip, used in the sport of fencing.

plate — full definition

1. noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
2. noun A rigid piece of metal, glass, or other material with a flat, uniform shape.
3. noun A vehicle's license plate.
4. noun One of the large rigid sections of the Earth's crust that move over time; a tectonic plate.
5. verb To coat the surface of an object with a thin layer of another metal.

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