"microplate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌpleɪt/ Forms: microplates [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English micro- Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English microplate From micro- + plate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|plate|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English micro- Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English microplate [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*platta", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "*plattus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "plate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "plate", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "plate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microplate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microplate"> From micro- + plate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microplate (plural microplates)
  1. A flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes.
    Sense id: en-microplate-en-noun-~UHiUkDv Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 79 21
  2. (geology, tectonics) A relatively small tectonic plate.
    Sense id: en-microplate-en-noun-M5MdUagf Categories (other): Geology, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 49 51 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: assay plate, microtiter plate Related terms: microplate reader
Categories (other): Chemistry Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0

Inflected forms

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