| 释义 |
ˈdraw-plate
An apparatus for reducing the thickness of wire or strips of metal, consisting of a steel plate pierced with a number of graduated apertures through which the wire or metal is drawn. Also drawing-plate.
1832Babbage Econ. Manuf. xi. (ed. 3) 98 From slight imperfections in the drawplates. 1833J. Holland Manuf. Metal II. 332 The drawing-plate, through which the wire passes. Ibid. 335 A draw-plate..made of the best steel. 1884F. J. Britten Watch & Clockm. 92. |