swashplate
English
noun
Definitions
- A revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.
- A device that translates input from a helicopter's controls into motion of the main rotor blades.
Etymology
Compound from English swash + English plate (slang for vinyl record).
Origin
English
plate
Gloss
slang for vinyl record
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Europlate English
- backplate English
- baseplate English
- bedplate English
- boilerplate English
- bookplate English
- breastplate English
- buttplate English
- chainplate English
- clutchplate English
- copperplate English
- counterplate English
- dinnerplate English
- doorplate English
- drawplate English
- dubplate English
- electroplate English
- endplate English
- faceplate English
- filterplate English
- fingerplate English
- fishplate English
- flexplate English
- floorplate English
- footplate English
- forceplate English
- heteroplate English
- hotplate English
- hourplate English
- immunoplate English
- implate English
- interplate English
- intraplate English
- keyplate English
- kickplate English
- legplate English
- lockplate English
- lysoplate English
- microplate English
- midplate English
- miniplate English
- nameplate English
- nanoplate English
- neckplate English
- notoplate English
- overplate English
- plate English
- plateable English
- platebound English
- plateful English
- platelayer English
- plateless English
- platelet English
- platelike English
- platemaker English
- platemaking English
- plateman English
- platemark English
- plater English
- platescape English
- plateware English
- plateway English
- platewise English
- platy English
- preplate English
- replate English
- ridgeplate English
- scratchplate English
- screwplate English
- skidplate English
- soleplate English
- stereoplate English
- subplate English
- swash English
- swash-work English
- swashbuckler English
- swasher English
- swashway English
- switchplate English
- throatplate English
- tieplate English
- tinplate English
- toeplate English
- toothplate English
- treadplate English
- tubeplate English
- turnplate English
- underplate English
- wall plate English
- waveplate English
- Platte German
- placo Spanish, Castilian
- プレート Japanese
- plate Old French
- प्लेट Hindi
- ipleyiti Xhosa
- pelet Tok Pisin
- plet Tok Pisin
- lipulede Swati
- palet Fiji Hindi
- plate
- platy
- swash
- plater
- swasher
- implate
- replate
- midplate
- endplate
- legplate
- bedplate
- tinplate
- toeplate
- platelet
- keyplate
- tieplate
- hotplate
- swashway
- plateman
- plateful
- plateway
- preplate
- dubplate
- subplate
- platemark
- platewise
- faceplate
- lockplate
- neckplate
- flexplate
- waveplate
- doorplate
- baseplate
- nameplate
- bookplate
- footplate
- plateable
- overplate
- hourplate
- nanoplate
- tubeplate
- backplate
- miniplate
- fishplate
- Europlate
- drawplate
- plateware
- platelike
- skidplate
- notoplate
- lysoplate
- turnplate
- kickplate
- plateless
- soleplate
- buttplate
- swash-work
- intraplate
- chainplate
- platebound
- platescape
- wall plate
- ridgeplate
- interplate
- forceplate
- platelayer
- underplate
- screwplate
- floorplate
- microplate
- toothplate
- platemaker
- treadplate
- dinnerplate
- breastplate
- filterplate
- boilerplate
- throatplate
- stereoplate
- heteroplate
- clutchplate
- switchplate
- fingerplate
- platemaking
- copperplate
- immunoplate
- electroplate
- swashbuckler
- counterplate
- scratchplate