Synonyms of plates

plates

noun

plural of plate

1

as in scales

a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale

the tiny silver plates on the brooch are arranged to look like fish scales

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scales
• sheets
• chips
• lamellae
• laminae
• laminas
• lamellas
• leaves
• flakes
• slivers
• splints
• splinters
• slices
• leafs

2

as in diagrams

something that visually explains or decorates a text

the book's color plate illustrates the internal organs of the human body

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diagrams
• graphics
• figures
• illustrations
• visuals
• pictures
• drawings
• portraits
• depictions
• artworks
• captions
• images
• representations
• arts
• illuminations
• keys
• insets
• portrayals
• pictograms
• pictographs
• explanations
• legends
• pictorializations
• clarifications
• expositions
• elucidations
• explications