单词 | throat plate |
释义 | throat platen. 1. Zoology. A bone, scale, or other hard part in the region of the throat of an animal, esp. in a fish. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > plate beneath throat throat plate1836 gular1885 1836 W. E. Shuckard tr. H. Burmeister Man. Entomol. 243 These plates, which might be called throat plates (jugularia), lie transversely in the posterior portion of the membrane which spans the large aperture of the prothorax like a drum-head. 1859 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 135/2 The coracoids [of the fossil amphibian Archegosaurus]..seem to have overlapped the smooth margins of the posterior half of the median throat-plate. 1956 Fisheries Newslet. (Canberra) Nov. 16/2 Eyes with fatty lids. No throat plate or scales on head. Olive above. 1980 Orig. Rep. Okamura Fossil Lab. No. 14. 185 We can also see a great semicircular throat plate and 2-3 strings fitting to the breast fin. 2. A metal plate attached to the horizontal surface around the blade of a band saw or table saw, or around the needle of a sewing machine, over which material passes when being worked. Cf. throat n. 17. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > plates pressure plate1845 throat plate1857 tympan1883 pin plate1893 1857 U.S. Patent 17,508 1/1 Fig. 5 shows a top view..of the needle throat-plate and catch-pin. 1872 U.S. Patent 130,344 1/1 This invention consists in the combination of a rotating knife with a throat-plate containing a knife-receiving socket. 1943 Pop. Sci. July (Home & Workshop section) 303/2 A rough needle hole in the throat plate may also cause thread to break. 1989 Amer. Woodworker July 19/1 Most throat plates have levelling screws that allow you to adjust the height. 2011 D. Stoller & L. Henzel Bust DIY Guide to Life v. 113/1 When you go to sew, you lay your fabric on the throat plate to position it. 3. The exterior plate at the front of the firebox in a steam locomotive, which is attached to the barrel of the boiler. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > locomotive > steam locomotive > part of fire-box throat plate1872 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > boiler > [noun] > parts of > plates shell1839 shell-plate1857 tube-plate1864 throat plate1872 tube-sheet1877 shell-plating1894 tube-head1911 1872 Engineering 15 Mar. 173/3 The front or throat plate is..flanged over to join the boiler barrel. 1924 W. G. Chapman Caerphilly Castle xv. 129/2 (caption) Constructing a locomotive... Now we come to the boiler... Copper throat plate... The throat and tube plates are pressed from flat plate in a large hydraulic press. 2010 Professional Engin. Mar. 16 (caption) Key parts: Boiler (left) and the outer throat plate with new lower section. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836 |
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