"microplate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌpleɪt/ Forms: microplates [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. 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 Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English microplate [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "little", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μικρός", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "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 with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, 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 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 77 23 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
  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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