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Meaning of "footplate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOOTPLATE

footplate  [ˈfʊtˌpleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOOTPLATE

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Footplate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOOTPLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Footplate

The footplate of a steam locomotive is a large metal plate that rests on top of the frames and is normally covered with wooden floorboards. It is usually the full width of the locomotive and extends from the front of the cab to the rear of cab or coal bunker just above the buffer beam. The boiler, the cab, and other superstructure elements are in turn mounted on the footplate. The footplate does extend beyond the front of the cab on some locomotives, but is then usually referd to as the "running board/plate." The footplate is where the Driver and Fireman stand in the cab to operate the locomotive, giving rise to the expression of working on the footplate for being in the cab of a steam locomotive. The part of the footplate ahead of the cab is referred to by a variety of different names.

Definition of footplate in the English dictionary

The definition of footplate in the dictionary is a platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the crew stand to operate the controls.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOOTPLATE


baseplate
ˈbeɪsˌpleɪt
bedplate
ˈbɛdˌpleɪt
biteplate
ˈbaɪtˌpleɪt
boilerplate
ˈbɔɪləˌpleɪt
bookplate
ˈbʊkˌpleɪt
breastplate
ˈbrɛstˌpleɪt
contemplate
ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪt
copperplate
ˈkɒpəˌpleɪt
doorplate
ˈdɔːˌpleɪt
electroplate
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌpleɪt
endplate
ˈɛndˌpleɪt
faceplate
ˈfeɪsˌpleɪt
hotplate
ˈhɒtˌpleɪt
intraplate
ˈɪntrəˌpleɪt
nameplate
ˈneɪmˌpleɪt
numberplate
ˈnʌmbəˌpleɪt
omoplate
ˈəʊməˌpleɪt
scratchplate
ˈskrætʃˌpleɪt
soleplate
ˈsəʊlˌpleɪt
tin-plate
ˈtɪnˌpleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOOTPLATE

footloose
footman
footmark
footmen
footmuff
footnote
footpace
footpad
footpage
footpath
footplate worker
footplateman
footplatemen
footplatewoman
footpost
footprint
footpump
footrace
footrest
footrope

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOOTPLATE

a full plate
brass plate
butt plate
car license plate
chocolate
collection plate
dinner plate
engraving plate
fashion plate
gold plate
gold-plate
home plate
L-plate
license plate
on a plate
plate
silver plate
soup plate
step up to the plate
template
wall plate

Synonyms and antonyms of footplate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «footplate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOOTPLATE

Find out the translation of footplate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of footplate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «footplate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

踏板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

footplate
570 millions of speakers

English

footplate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

footplate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصفيحة القدمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подножку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

platina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

footplate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repose-pieds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tapak kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fußplatte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

踏み板
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Footplate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảng chỉ đường cho người đi bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

footplate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Footplate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

footplate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pedana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nóżki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підніжку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Suportul pentru picioare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

footplate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voetplaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotplatta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fotplate
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTPLATE»

The term «footplate» is regularly used and occupies the 69.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOOTPLATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about footplate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOOTPLATE»

Discover the use of footplate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to footplate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Glasscock-Shambaugh Surgery of the Ear
75 H 50 H 25 A F.P. thickness Line 1-1303g Line 2-1 50m Line 3-160|j Ultraviolet and visible transmission spectroscopy Stapes footplate Argon KTP 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 Wavelength (nm) FIGURE 18-4 • Wavelength dependency of ...
Aina J. Gulya, Lloyd B. Minor, Dennis Poe, 2010
2
Middle Ear and Mastoid Surgery
In general, in addressing the footplate, there are two techniques that are used: those using the laser, and those using manual techniques. Because of the necessity to be able to directly expose certain portions of the stapes or the footplate, ...
Rex S. Haberman, 2011
3
A wartime footplate man
He then started to laugh in a mumbling sort of manner, spilling his tea onto the footplate, and after a short pause he removed his scarf and in that nice soft Scottish twang explained that he had also paid a visit to the dentist and was minus ...
Alex Scott, Rosie Glen, 2006
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Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
STAPEDOTOMY AND STAPEDECTOMY Stapedotomy is the removal of a 0.8- mm segment of the posterior footplate to bypass otosclerotic footplate fixation and alleviate conductive hearing loss. Stapedectomy is the removal of one half or ...
Byron J. Bailey, 2001
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Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
Attempts to manipulate the footplate may push it downward into the vestibule. This is a case in which the laser may be used to atraumatically remove or ablate the footplate. In addition, one of the purposes of the control hole made before ...
Byron J. Bailey, Jonas T. Johnson, Shawn D. Newlands, 2006
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Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Fixation of the stapes is determined by palpation of the malleus, while viewing the suprastructure and footplate of the stapes. Prior to any footplate work, the distance between the mid-shaft of the long process of the incus and the footplate is ...
James Byron Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger, 2009
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Human Malformations and Related Anomalies
Treatment should center on removing the malformed stapes atraumatically and leaving a mobile footplate. A laser may be helpful in removing an ossified stapedius tendon or abnormal stapes suprastructure. Once accomplished, a prosthesis ...
Roger E. Stevenson Director, Judith G. Hall Professor of Pediatrics University of British Columbia, 2005
8
Middle Ear and Mastoid Microsurgery
Floating Stapes, Footplate Fracture, and Floating Footplate Several steps, such as disarticulation of the incudostapedial joint, cutting one of the crura, stapedotomy, and placement of the prosthesis, may cause disruption of the footplate.
Mario Sanna, Hiroshi Sunose, 2012
9
Lasers in Otorhinolaryngology
The first laser interferometric studies of ossicular chain vibration patterns were done on the stapes footplate in human temporal bone preparations using a single-point technique [10]. On the assumption that the bone of the footplate vibrates ...
Karl Bernd Huettenbrink, 2011
10
Clinical Otology
The most common site of occurrence 3 4 of otosclerosis is the fissula ante fenestram just anterior to the stapes footplate/ ' As the lesion enlarges and spreads, it encroaches on the stapes footplate and produces a conductive hearing loss ...
Gordon B. Hughes, Myles L. Pensak, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOOTPLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term footplate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ask Michelle | Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate
Now for operation BB: deep squats (above)are top of the list, followed by deep decline leg presses with your feet high up the footplate to keep ... «Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate, Jul 15»
2
Thousands of pounds worth of tack stolen from well-known stud …
One was a white two-seated cart made of metal with a seat rail and grey padded seats, and the other was red with a new metal footplate and ... «Horse & Hound, Jul 15»
3
All aboard for Dunster
Seamus Rogers, general manager at Dunster Castle, who is also a qualified steam locomotive driver, recently joined Ben on the footplate of a ... «Somerset County Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Horse drawn carts stolen from Northiam stables
The other was red, again a two-seat jog cart made of metal with a new metal footplate and grey padded seats, but without a seating rail. «Bexhill Observer, Jul 15»
5
New Italian light fixtures help you make a design statement
Its lights can be dimmed or turned off in three ways: with a conventional switch or footplate; by touching the wire itself; or with the use of a ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
6
Your Keighley and Worth Valley Railway needs you!
... operational team and, once suitably trained and qualified, running a station, joining the footplate crew, guarding the train (and getting to wave ... «Keighley News, Jul 15»
7
Roads can't keep up with amount of traffic
I have over past years done a few talks on my life as a footplate fireman in the better days (60s) when we had the many branch line connections ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
8
Strike vote by First Great Western workers over jobs and safety
Back in the days of steam, there was an Engine Driver and a Fireman on the footplate. With the advent of Diesel and Electric there was no ... «The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, Jun 15»
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Become a WW1 light railway soldier for a day with a1917 Tracks to …
Riding on the footplate of a steam locomotive has become a very realisable dream in this day and age with many heritage lines offering driver ... «Rail.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Victoria woman with cerebral palsy struggling to get around after …
The footplate was ripped off, the electronics were fully exposed, the gear shift was dangling, the arms dented, the back was in pieces and the ... «The Province, Jun 15»

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