metal plates

Flat iron pieces

Metal plates are flat, relatively thin pieces of metal, typically rigid and substantial.

The term appears across contexts: armor made of metal plates, metal plates used in construction or machinery, or the metal plates surgeons insert to stabilize broken bones.

The doctor put a metal plate in his leg after the accident.

In printing history, metal plates were engraved surfaces used to transfer images to paper.

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body armor · brass · rolling · plate armor · steel · diamond plate · galvanized · corrugated steel · stainless steel · rust resistant · cookware · cookie sheet · tin roof · license plate · tempering · stamping · bronze · riveted

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rigidity and flexibility

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armor/protection type

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Armor of linked rings

padded armor · scale armor · ring mail · unarmored

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G