Home › Words › B › baseplatebaseplatebaseplate means A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.EtymologyFrom base + plate.nounA solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.Synonym of tie plate.e.g.“Baseplates are inserted between rail and sleeper to measure the dynamic loads which are being imposed; […].” — 1964 July, “Prince Philip opens the new BR Research Laboratories at Derby”, in Modern Railways, page 24:verbTo fit with a baseplate.To provide (the vehicles within a fleet) with license plates registered as a batch in a particular state.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backplated 60% match — Having or wearing a backplate. vs baseplate →bedpiece 60% match — A bedplate. vs baseplate →platewise 57% match — In terms of plates. vs baseplate →counterweight 57% match — A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge). vs baseplate →deckplate 56% match — A watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck. vs baseplate →heatsink 56% match — To fit with a heat sink. vs baseplate →faceplated 56% match — Having or wearing a faceplate. vs baseplate →bedplate 55% match — The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed. vs baseplate →