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ground plate
ground plate n (Building) a joist forming the lowest member of a timber frame. Also called: groundsill or soleplate ground′ plate`
n. 1. Elect. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth. 2. groundsill. [1655–65] ground plate
ground plate[′grau̇nd ‚plāt] (electricity) A plate of conducting material embedded in the ground to act as a ground electrode. groundsill, ground beam, ground plate, mudsill, sole plateIn a framed structure, the sill which is nearest the ground or on the ground; used to distribute concentrated loads. |