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nameplate

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: N EY1 M P L EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the nameplate on a locomotive
  • the brass nameplate on the doctor's front door

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The masthead of a newspaper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a plate bearing a name

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plate

Narrower terms: doorplate

History

Etymology

From name + plate.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 名牌 (míngpái) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 姓名牌 (xìngmíngpái) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Dutch: naambord — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Finnish: nimikilpi — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Finnish: nimikyltti — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • French: plaque (de nom) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • German: Namensschild — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Indonesian: papan nama — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Irish: ainmchlár — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Japanese: 名札 (nafuda) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Japanese: ネームプレート (nēmupurēto) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Romanian: placă (de nume) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Russian: табли́чка (tablíčka) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Russian: именна́я табли́чка (imennája tablíčka) — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Spanish: placa nominal — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name
  • Swedish: namnskylt — A plate or plaque inscribed with a name