counterplate

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any plate (flat piece of material) opposite to a primary one, such as an opposite engraved surface used in printing, or an opposite sheet of matrix rock from the one containing a fossil.

Etymology

Affix from English plate (slang for vinyl record).

Origin

English

plate

Gloss

slang for vinyl record

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