Platine
English edit
Etymology edit
From Plate (“the River Plate”) + -ine.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
Platine (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the River Plate (Río de la Plata) or its basin.
- The Platine War was fought between August of 1851 and February of 1852.
- Paranhos, father of the Barão do Rio Branco, was a foremost statesman of the monarchy and celebrated for his Platine diplomacy.
Translations edit
of or from River Plate
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Further reading edit
- “Platine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French platine, from French plat (“flat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Platine f (genitive Platine, plural Platinen)
- (electronics) printed circuit board, PCB
- Synonyms: Leiterplatte, Flachbaugruppe
- (clockmaking) component of watches on which cogs are mounted
- Synonym: Werkplatte
- (photography) lens board
- Synonym: Objektivplatine
- small plate used for certain early industrial textile machines
- flat block of metal that is to be rolled out into thin sheets
Declension edit
Declension of Platine [feminine]