ALL meanings of backplate
back·plate
B b - noun backplate a plate of armour which guards the back 3
- noun backplate A plate placed at or forming the back of something. 1
- noun backplate Building Trades. a wood or metal plate serving as a backing for a structural member. 1
- noun backplate Armor. a piece of plate armor for protecting the back: worn as part of a cuirass. 1
- noun backplate A plate protecting a fighting person's back. 0
- noun backplate (diving) A plate harnessed to a diver's back, to which the gas cylinders are attached. 0
- noun backplate A metal plate on the rear of a computer's casing, used to cover a port or slot. 0
- noun backplate A wood or metal plate that serves as a backing for an object. 0
- noun backplate (Britain, automotive) A rigid metal plate inside the brake drum, which supports the wheel cylinder, brake shoes, and other parts of a drum brake. 0
- noun backplate Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor. 0