Brequet chain () A watch-guard. |
Chain (n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. |
Chain (n.) That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain |
Chain (n.) A series of things linked together |
Chain (n.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. |
Chain (n.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds |
Chain (n.) The warp threads of a web. |
Chain (v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain |
Chain (v. t.) To keep in slavery |
Chain (v. t.) To unite closely and strongly. |
Chain (v. t.) To measure with the chain. |
Chain (v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor. |
Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Chain stitch () An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain |
Chain stitch () A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work |
Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Cuttoo plate () A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away from the axle. |
Gunter's chain () The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale. |
Link (n.) A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. |
Link (n.) A single ring or division of a chain. |
Link (n.) Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things |
Link (n.) Anything doubled and closed like a link |
Link (n.) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained. |
Link (n.) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end |
Link (n.) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4. |
Link (n.) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms |
Link (n.) Sausages |
Link (v. t.) To connect or unite with a link or as with a link |
Link (v. i.) To be connected. |
Link motion () A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will |
Plate (n.) A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions |
Plate (n.) Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. |
Plate (n.) Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. |
Plate (n.) Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold. |
Plate (n.) A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. |
Plate (n.) A piece of money, usually silver money. |
Plate (n.) A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed |
Plate (n.) A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from |
Plate (n.) That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. |
Plate (n.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers |
Plate (n.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. |
Plate (n.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. |
Plate (n.) A prize giving to the winner in a contest. |
Plate (v. t.) To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping. |
Plate (v. t.) To cover or overlay with plates of metal |
Plate (v. t.) To adorn with plated metal |
Plate (v. t.) To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminae. |
Plate (v. t.) To calender |
Plate-gilled (a.) Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks. |
spin the plate spin the platter | a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called, the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit |
ctene comb-plate | a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused |
chain pickerel chain pike Esox niger | common in quiet waters of eastern United States |
anchor chain anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
armor plate armour plate armor plating plate armor plate armour | specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
atomic pile atomic reactor pile chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
bite plate biteplate | a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
booster booster amplifier booster station relay link relay station relay transmitter | an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal |
chain | a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament |
chain string strand | a necklace made by a stringing objects together, a string of beads, a strand of pearls, |
chain | anything that acts as a restraint |
chain | a linked or connected series of objects, a chain of daisies |
chain mail ring mail mail chain armor chain armour ring armor ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
chain printer | an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain |
chain saw chainsaw | portable power saw, teeth linked to form an endless chain |
chain stitch | a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain, used in embroidery and in sewing |
chain stitch | the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop |
chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
chain tongs | a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes, an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe |
chain wrench | another name for chain tongs |
cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
daisy chain | flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems, worn by students on class day at some schools |
denture dental plate plate | a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth |
dessert plate | a small plate on which dessert can be served |
dinner plate | a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal |
fashion plate | a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress |
finger plate escutcheon scutcheon | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
flower chain | flowers strung together in a chain |
fob watch chain watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
gold plate | a thin plating of gold on something |
gold plate | tableware that is plated with gold |
gusset gusset plate | a metal plate used to strengthen a joist |
home plate home base home plate | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands, it must be touched by a base runner in order to score, he ruled that the runner failed to touch home |
hot plate hotplate | a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm |
irons chains | metal shackles, for hands or legs |
license plate numberplate | a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number |
link linkup tie tie-in | a fastener that serves to join or connect, the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction |
link data link | an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data |
Link trainer | an early form of flight simulator |
L-plate | a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner |
paper chain | a chain made of loops of colored paper, used to decorate a room |
paper plate | a disposable plate made of cardboard |
plate | dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten |
plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
plate | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
plate collection plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church |
plate | structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage |
plate | a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) |