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Definition of Faceplates
1. faceplate [n] - See also: faceplate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faceplates
Literary usage of Faceplates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Shop Practice: A General Reference Work by Howard Monroe Raymond, American Technical Society (1917)
"Chucks and faceplates. A variety of chucks and faceplates for holding the ...
87, and two of the iron faceplates are shown, one on each end of the spindle. ..."
2. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air Diving (1999)
"All faceplates must be constructed of tempered or shatterproof safety glass
because faceplates made of ordinary glass can be hazardous. ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"The inner end of a lathe-mandrel, upon which a screw- thread is formed for
receiving and holding faceplates, chucks, etc. ..."
4. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1992)
"The faceplates are made of highly impact-resistant ... (Glass is still better
than plastic, because plastic faceplates are subject to discoloration, ..."
5. Patternmaking: A Treatise on the Construction and Application of Patterns by Joseph Atkinson Shelly (1920)
"faceplates. — Cast-iron faceplates with hubs threaded to fit the ends of the
headstock spindle are used for many turning operations. ..."
6. Proceedings of the International Conference on Aerial Navigation, Held in (1894)
"... fA balancing disk, г (explained later), is mounted upon the middle of the
sleeve, and runs with narrow clearance between the two balancing faceplates, ..."
7. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1919)
"Neat Chest under Lathe Holds Tools and Gears The chuck and faceplates of a lathe in
... The drawing suggests a means of keeping the chuck, faceplates, dogs, ..."
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